The Dinamo St Petersburg Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Dinamo St Petersburg
Rizvan Umarov and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Dmitry Dolgov at that price
Dinamo St Petersburg offered $4.0K; Dinamo Vologda 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tornike Guliashvili stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Tornike Guliashvili and Dinamo St Petersburg agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Dinamo St Petersburg rebuffed over Ilja Gruznov
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Khimik have kept their man, and Dinamo St Petersburg go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Dinamo St Petersburg
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Oleksandr Masalov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Dinamo St Petersburg supporters have found a favourite in Dmitry Borodin
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Dmitry Borodin 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Dinamo St Petersburg get the job done against Dinamo Bryansk
A 2‑0 win over Dinamo Bryansk, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dinamo St Petersburg promote Vadim Krylov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vadim Krylov 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
Gleb Ovchinnikov steps up from the Dinamo St Petersburg academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gleb Ovchinnikov 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
- Market Mark Timofeyev steps up from the Dinamo St Petersburg academy
- Market Savely Sidorenko steps up from the Dinamo St Petersburg academy
- Player ratings A masterclass from Vladislav Shepelev