The Lokomotiv Plovdiv Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Lokomotiv Plovdiv turn down CSKA Sofia for Parvizjon Umarbaev
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Umut Habil turns down Lokomotiv Plovdiv
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: another club keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $490.0K for Gabriel Noga
Lokomotiv Plovdiv have gone to Botev Plovdiv 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Parvizjon Umarbaev and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Martin Ruskov signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Martin Ruskov and Lokomotiv Plovdiv agree another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Martin Bozenik
Lokomotiv Plovdiv asked and FK Senica said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chavdar Yankov steps up from the Lokomotiv Plovdiv academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Chavdar Yankov 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dragomir Grudev steps up from the Lokomotiv Plovdiv academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dragomir Grudev 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Kristian Yankov steps up from the Lokomotiv Plovdiv academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kristian Yankov 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
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Efe Ali
- Squad Hernâni has outgrown this division
- Squad Ivaylo Ivanov falls out with a teammate over standards