The Al-Shabab Courier
Transfer targets1 Feb 2027
Fee done, terms next for Nawaf Al-Aqidi
Al-Shabab and Al-Nassr have settled on $3.0M. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
Market1 Feb 2027
Al-Shabab sign Aiman Yahya for $3.0M
The paperwork is done: Aiman Yahya joins from Al-Nassr in a deal worth $3.0M. Now comes the harder part.
Boardroom1 Feb 2027
Al-Shabab close the window on a squad of their own making
2 in and 6 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market1 Feb 2027
Yacine Adli 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-Shabab hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Transfer targets1 Feb 2027
Abdulkarim Darisi due for a Al-Shabab medical
Everything agreed with Al-Hilal, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Boardroom1 Feb 2027
Al-Shabab to lose Majed Abdullah for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Majed Abdullah has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Al-Shabab
Roger Martínez 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.
The dugout1 Feb 2027
The manager makes an example of Marcelo Grohe
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match30 Jan 2027
A bad afternoon for Al-Shabab against Al-Hilal
0‑2 to Al-Hilal, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Al-Shabab
- The dugout Abdullah Al-Hassan faces the questions
- The dugout Mohammed Al-Thani dropped after a run of poor form