The Khazar Gazette
Market17 Aug 2026
Rashad Nadirov turns Sumgayit down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
An offer of $1.1M for Emin Huseynov
Khazar have gone to Inter 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Khazar go back to the board over Emin Huseynov
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $1.3M — a club that wants Emin Huseynov enough to be asked twice.
Market17 Aug 2026
Eyes on Afran Sheydaev again
The phone has started ringing about Afran Sheydaev again, and this time the name on the line is Kapaz. Khazar are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Khazar
Cəlal Hüseynov 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Khazar
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Cruzeiro tell Khazar: Ruan Índio is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Andriy Shtogrin beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 19. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market17 Aug 2026
Rahid Bayramov steps up from the Khazar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rahid Bayramov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Namig Amirguliyev steps up from the Khazar academy
- The dugout Vugar Amirguliyev gets it from the manager
- Match Khazar caught on 88 minutes