The Nizhniy Novgorod Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Nizhniy Novgorod say no — this time
The offer from SKA Khabarovsk for Nikita Kakkoev 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
Nikita Kakkoev stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Nikita Kakkoev and Nizhniy Novgorod agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nizhniy Novgorod
Nikita Kakkoev 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dinamo Moscow expected to open talks for Sven Karič
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Nizhniy Novgorod will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Yaroslav Sosnikhin again
The phone has started ringing about Yaroslav Sosnikhin again, and this time the name on the line is Khimik. Nizhniy Novgorod are listening politely and promising nothing.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Nizhniy Novgorod against Krasnodar
0‑2 to Krasnodar, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Nikita Medvedev
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nizhniy Novgorod promote Pyotr Drozdov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pyotr Drozdov 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Edgardo Fariña asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The terraces Supporters make their feelings known about Sven Karič
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Artem Sokolov