The Al-Qadisiyah Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
The knee: Ibrahim Mahnashi out for 40 days
40 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Al-Qadisiyah lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mateo Retegui moves on
PSV pay $30.8M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Market10 Aug 2026
Al-Qadisiyah turn down Al-Hilal for Christopher Bonsu Baah
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market10 Aug 2026
Al-Qadisiyah sell Julián Quiñones for $13.4M
Julián Quiñones has left for Mainz 05 in a $13.4M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Supporters turn on the $30.8M sale of Mateo Retegui
He is going to PSV, the club has $30.8M it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Mohau Nkota will not be coming to Al-Qadisiyah
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Al-Ettifaq is saying, and nobody at Al-Qadisiyah is enjoying the guessing.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nacho wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Al-Qadisiyah hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Al-Qadisiyah
Nacho and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Gastón Álvarez gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Looking ahead Ahmed Al-Kassar faces his old club
- Squad Tijjani Reijnders wants to know why he earns less
- The dugout Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat asks for a word with the manager