The Khimik Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Roman Raifegerste stands alone
8 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Supporters turn on the $200.0K sale of Ilja Gruznov
He is going to Akron, the club has $200.0K it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Denis Davydov gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Denis Davydov has just signed for Khimik, and for once the answer mattered.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nikita Sevostjanov’s move to Druzhba falls through
The deal that would have taken Nikita Sevostjanov to Druzhba has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Khimik with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Khimik
Kirill Gordeev and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ilja Gruznov moves on
Akron pay $200.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Oleg Kozachenko
Khimik asked and Sibir 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
Khimik promote Danil Karimov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Danil Karimov 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Konstantin Yakovlev steps up from the Khimik academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Konstantin Yakovlev 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
- Match Amkar take the points off Khimik
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Ivan Sutugin
- The dugout Yakov Silaev: “No excuses”