The Lokomotiv Sofia Post
Squad3 Aug 2026
Rui Areias arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Rui Areias has, at Lokomotiv Sofia, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Spas Delev signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Spas Delev commits to Lokomotiv Sofia for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Lokomotiv Sofia
Adil Taoui and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Lokomotiv Sofia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Angel Lyaskov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Lokomotiv Sofia rebuffed over Gabriel Vidović
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Dinamo Zagreb have kept their man, and Lokomotiv Sofia go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match1 Aug 2026
Arda take the points off Lokomotiv Sofia
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Mitko Mitkov beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 16. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Ante Aralica's contract
36 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Stanimir Stoyanov faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Stanimir Stoyanov after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
In brief
- Transfer targets Lokomotiv Sofia ask about Georgi Nikolov
- Market No place for Simeon Slavchev in the plan
- The dugout Adil Taoui knocks on the manager’s door