The Qarabag Chronicle
Market3 Aug 2026
Qarabag say no — this time
The offer from Lokomotiv Moscow for Mateusz Kochalski was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad3 Aug 2026
13 seasons of Bədavi Hüseynov
326 appearances across 13 seasons in these colours. Careers like that are not built any more, and Qarabag know what they have.
Market3 Aug 2026
Mateusz Kochalski wants more than Qarabag are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Market3 Aug 2026
Qarabag may not be able to give Pedro Bicalho what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Pedro Bicalho wants continental football; whether Qarabag can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Reda Khadra signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Reda Khadra and Qarabag agree another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Qarabag
Kady Borges and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market3 Aug 2026
Eyes on Bəhlul Mustafazadə again
The phone has started ringing about Bəhlul Mustafazadə again, and this time the name on the line is Tobol. Qarabag are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Matheus Silva falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Qarabag ask about Tim van der Leij
A loan enquiry to RKC Waalwijk: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- The dugout Kady Borges asks for a word with the manager
- The terraces Supporters make their feelings known about Mateusz Kochalski