The Metalist Herald
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Metalist go back to the board over Daniil Denysenko
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $10.0K — a club that wants Daniil Denysenko enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Lucas Ferreira is a medical away from Metalist
The deal with Shakhtar 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vitalii Koltsov arrives at Metalist in a $250.0K statement of intent
There comes a point where a club either backs its own ambition or admits it does not have any. Metalist have paid $250.0K for Vitalii Koltsov, which is the loudest way there is of saying which one it chose.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kyrylo Dihtiar signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Kyrylo Dihtiar and Metalist agree another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Metalist
Daniil Tepliakov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Metalist make their move for Daniil Denysenko
$9.0K on the table at Kolos. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Metalist spend $250.0K on the signing the town wanted
It is the rarest sequence in football: supporters ask for something, and the club goes and does it. $250.0K for Vitalii Koltsov, and for one week nobody is complaining about anything.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Metalist rebuffed over Lukas Gyomber
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. FK Senica have kept their man, and Metalist go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Metalist promote Vitaliy Matvienko from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vitaliy Matvienko 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 Nazariy Tymoschuk steps up from the Metalist academy
- Market Metalist promote Eduard Tymoschuk from within
- Match Yevhenii Isaienko the difference as Metalist beat Metalurh Zaporizhzhia