The Karvan Herald
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Karvan close the window on a squad of their own making
28 in and 5 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market7 Sep 2026
Karvan pay Neftchi $350.0K for a proper upgrade
Neftchi did not want to sell and the number is why they did. $350.0K for Elvin Camalov, and the expectation that arrives with him is the kind no amount of settling-in period softens.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Karvan
Alassane Coulibaly 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.
The terraces7 Sep 2026
$350.0K for Elvin Camalov, and Karvan supporters approve
Boards get told what they have done wrong for years and hear nothing on the days they get it right. This is one of those days: Elvin Camalov from Neftchi for $350.0K, and a ticket office having a very good morning.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Karvan
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Sávio was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Door shut on Rafael Freitas
Karvan asked and Guarani said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Deadline beats Karvan to Xəyal Fərzullayev
The clock did what Sumgayit would not, and ended it. Supporters who watched the countdown will spend the next window doing it again.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Alex Lima has outgrown this division
There is a level at which a footballer stops being tested and starts being contained, and he reached it some time ago. Karvan know it, and so does everybody who watches him.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Joy-Slayd Mickels slips down the pecking order
The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Joy-Slayd Mickels is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.
In brief
- Market Still no ink between Karvan and Alassane Coulibaly
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Elvin Yunuszadə
- Market Karvan bring in an old head