The AZAL Courier
Market3 Aug 2026
Agil Huseynov hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AZAL can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
An offer of $230.0K for Andriy Shtogrin
AZAL have gone to Neftchi with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at AZAL
Dimitrij Nadirov 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at AZAL training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rufat Ramazanov is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
AZAL try to borrow Patricio Moyano
Defensores have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Samir Garayev knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AZAL, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market No place for Orkhan Mammadov in the plan
- Squad Tamkin Garayev takes the armband
- Market AZAL put Bahlul Medvedev up for sale
- Squad Questions about Mahir Garayev on the training pitch