The Merani Sentinel
Squad20 Dec 2027
Nikoloz Kharabadze breaks a bone — 38 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 38 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad20 Dec 2027
Bakar Laghadze says Merani went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market20 Dec 2027
Revaz Kiteishvili 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 Merani can pretend not to have heard.
Squad20 Dec 2027
Tempers go at Merani
Facundo Romero 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.
Squad20 Dec 2027
Revaz Kiteishvili gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Revaz Kiteishvili has just signed for Merani, and for once the answer mattered.
Market20 Dec 2027
A long bet from Merani on Revaz Kiteishvili
He is 19, and nobody at Merani signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Merani buy the years ahead of Victor Ramirez
- Market Davit Krasovski joins Merani to strengthen the squad