The Metallurg Courier
Market17 Jul 2028
Amir Tukhtasinov has said yes to Angusht
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Metallurg have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Vladislav Kostin is a medical away from Metallurg
The deal with Sokol 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.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Words exchanged at Metallurg
Dmitry Savin 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.
Boardroom17 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Metallurg
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Player ratings17 Jul 2028
Daniil Grigorjev runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market17 Jul 2028
Andrei Lunev steps up from the Metallurg academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrei Lunev 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.
Market17 Jul 2028
One of our own: Anatoly Zimnin joins the Metallurg first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Anatoly Zimnin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Jul 2028
Luka Radchenko steps up from the Metallurg academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luka Radchenko 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.
Squad17 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Metallurg
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Nikita Kononenko was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Boardroom Metallurg board go back on their word
- Player ratings Maxim Vedeneev shuts the door
- Boardroom Wages swallow 98% of the Metallurg income