The Van Post
Market10 Aug 2026
Van say no — this time
The offer from BKMA for Petros Avetisyan was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vahagn Hayrapetyan gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Vahagn Hayrapetyan has just signed for Van, and for once the answer mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Arthur Coneglian will not be coming to Van
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Noah is saying, and nobody at Van is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Van
Tenton Yenne 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Javier Torres signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Javier Torres and Van agree another 3 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
Van promote Levon Adamyan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Levon Adamyan has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Van promote Edgar Hovhannisyan from within
- Market Van promote David Haroyan from within
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Javier Torres
- Squad No place for Vahagn Hayrapetyan in the new shape