The Van Post
Squad17 Aug 2026
A day Artak Khachatryan will not forget
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Patvakan Avetisyan is a medical away from Van
The deal with Gandzasar is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Biel turns down Van
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: another club keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Van
Artur Kartashyan and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Mikayel Mirzoyan
Van asked and Urartu said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market17 Aug 2026
Van sign Gor Abrahamyan, one for the future
Gor Abrahamyan is 20, and Van have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- Squad Gor Abrahamyan is a square peg at Van
- Squad A Van teenager takes the young player award
- Market Van and Gor Abrahamyan are talking past each other
- The dugout Grigor Adamyan knocks on the manager’s door