The Orenburg Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Orenburg say no — this time
The offer from Nizhniy Novgorod for Alexandre Jesus 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Fernando Costanza at that price
Orenburg offered $2.6M; Krylya Sovetov said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Market10 Aug 2026
Emircan Gürlük attracts admirers
The name of Emircan Gürlük has come up in conversations Orenburg were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Market10 Aug 2026
Orenburg may not be able to give Jhon Palacios what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Jhon Palacios wants continental football; whether Orenburg can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Miro
Orenburg asked and Dinamo Makhachkala said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Maxime Sivis stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Maxime Sivis and Orenburg agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Orenburg
Damián Puebla 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
Words at Orenburg training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jhon Palacios is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Orenburg supporters have found a favourite in Damián Puebla
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Damián Puebla has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Match Orenburg see off Akron
- Market Innokentiy Blinov steps up from the Orenburg academy
- Player ratings Damián Puebla was on a different afternoon to everybody else