The Persib Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Alejandro Villarreal is a medical away from Persib
The deal with Caracas is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Persib
Eliano Reijnders 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 targets10 Aug 2026
Persijap tell Persib: Lucas Morelatto 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Patricio Matricardi wants to go home
“I have tried. I have really tried, and every day I wake up in the wrong place.” Nobody at Persib can coach that out of a man, and nobody there is pretending to.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Beckham Putra signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Beckham Putra and Persib agree another 3 years.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Persib beat the market to Dimitar Mitkov from Madura United
Madura United will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Dimitar Mitkov has pre-agreed a move to Persib, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A last season at home is what Patricio Matricardi is after
It is sentimental, it is completely genuine, and it is the beginning of a departure nobody has announced. The club can be gracious about it or it can pretend not to have heard.
Match8 Aug 2026
Persib see off Persis
Three points for Persib, 2‑0 the final word against Persis in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Eliano Reijnders was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 19. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- Market Andri Maulana steps up from the Persib academy
- Market Persib promote Witan Riyadi from within
- Market Persib promote Andi Hardiyanto from within