The Al-Ta'ee Chronicle
Squad3 Aug 2026
Luis Haquín signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Luis Haquín and Al-Ta'ee agree another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Al-Ta'ee
Luis Haquín was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market3 Aug 2026
Al-Saudi Al-Watani join the queue for Salem Al-Toiawy
Add another name to the list: Al-Saudi Al-Watani have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Salem Al-Toiawy. The answer from Al-Ta'ee has not changed — yet.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Al-Ta'ee and Luis Haquín
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
A loan move for Adulrahman Al-Shammari is in the works
Al-Ta'ee have made the call to Al-Riyadh. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Al-Ta'ee
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jonata Machado was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Market Abdulkarim Sultan is free to find somewhere else
- Squad Törles Knöll remains an outsider
- Market The shop window has Ammar Al-Ammar in it