Champions Hamrun Spartans started to strengthen their squad ahead of the coming season with the signing of a number of foreign players, namely Yuliyan Nenov, Karlo Bilic, Nemanja Krstic, Seth Paintsil and Elionay Freitas together with veteran defender Joseph Zerafa. Twenty-eight year old Bulgarian winger Yuliyan Nenov is a product of CSKA Sofia. He played