The Khazar Gazette
Market17 Aug 2026
Khazar turn down AZAL for Namig Amirguliyev
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
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.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Khazar bid $88.0K for Ümid Səmədov
The offer went to Kapaz this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
An offer of $63.0K for Hacıağa Hacılı
Khazar have gone to Zira 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.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Khazar baulk at the price for Alessio Curci
Neftchi wanted more than $200.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Khazar
3 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Richard Nazarov beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 20. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Khazar rebuffed over Mateo Benegas
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Ferro Carril Oeste have kept their man, and Khazar go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Mahir Garayev steps up from the Khazar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mahir Garayev 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 Rashad Bayramov steps up from the Khazar academy
- Market Khazar promote Richard Garayev from within
- The dugout No hiding place for Vüqar Mustafayev