The Al-Faisaly Courier
Market21 Jun 2027
Not going: Ayman Al-Sahli stays at Al-Faisaly
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Al-Batin had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
Market21 Jun 2027
Abdullah Al-Mogren asks to leave Al-Faisaly
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market21 Jun 2027
Eyes on Abdullah Al-Mogren again
The phone has started ringing about Abdullah Al-Mogren again, and this time the name on the line is Al-Riyadh. Al-Faisaly are listening politely and promising nothing.
Transfer targets21 Jun 2027
Door shut on Anas Alaoui
Al-Faisaly asked and Lecco said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad21 Jun 2027
Words exchanged at Al-Faisaly
Ayman Fallatah 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.
Transfer targets21 Jun 2027
A loan move for Majid Beiranvand is in the works
Al-Faisaly have made the call to Rah Ahan. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
The dugout21 Jun 2027
Fernando Pacheco gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Fernando Pacheco is on it.
The dugout21 Jun 2027
Abdullah Al-Mogren 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.
The dugout21 Jun 2027
The manager makes Jean Charles Ahoua a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Al-Faisaly. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
In brief
- Squad The penny has dropped for Eid Al-Muwallad
- Squad Ayman Fallatah is the talk of the training ground
- Squad Welcome back, Ibrahima N'Diaye