Sahaj Oberoi

The January transfer window has opened in the 2024-25 season. And there is one departure and two arrivals. Kevin Agudelo has gone to Al Rayyan in Qatar for 2 million pounds. Azizjon G'aniev has joined us on loan from Shabab Al Ahli and Gonzalo Verdu has joined us on loan from Al Jazira (UAE). Hopefully these two domestic signings help us get a trophy and push us up the league. Also the current president of the club won the elections and is now serving a second term.

Mid season review (2024-25 season) We are 4th in the league after getting 23 points from the first 13 games. Yeah I will take it. We also made it to the quarter finals of the President's Cup so far and we are in the semi final of the UAE League Cup so far. Top performers at the moment are Kevin Agudelo who has got 7 goals and 7 assists in 16 games at the moment, German Valera who has 4 goals and 6 assists in 16 games and Siriki Dembele who has 6 goals and 2 assists in 5 starts and 8 sub appearances.

Final signing. (Summer transfer window of the 2024-25 season) We signed a backup goalkeeper. Jed Steer joins Al Nasr SC on a free transfer after leaving Aston Villa. Solid backup for us, no complaints.

4 new signings in midfield as we beef it up. Tom Cairney and Dennis Praet have joined Al Nasr SC on free transfers. The former Fulham midfielder, Tom Cairney did well in the Premier League and is quite a coup for this level. Dennis Praet joined on a free as well, after leaving Leicester City. He did okay in the Championship, but I am pleased to have added some star quality to the midfield. To add some depth to the squad, we brought in Gege and Dmytro Ivanisenya. Gege came from Brazil, and Ivanisenya came in from the Russian Premier League on free transfers.

One more arrival and one more departure in the summer transfer window of the 2024-25 season. We signed Abderrazak Hamdallah on a free transfer. The goal machine joins us and he looks to be a capable replacement for Cedric Bakambu. I hope the former Al Ittihad, Al Nassr, Al Rayyan and Guangzhou R&F striker bangs in the goals like he did for his previous clubs, it is crazy that he has not played for a top European club but he has been an insane goalscorer all over Asia. Here is his record. Also Renato Augusto went to Tractor, a club in Iran for 52k pounds.

New signing. Siriki Dembele joins Al Nasr SC on loan from Bournemouth. The former Peterborough and Bournemouth winger will provide some much needed pace to the attack and I don't know who will start as the striker, either it is going to be Dembo Darboe and Kevin Agudelo, but German Valera and Siriki Dembele are now good options in the attack.

New signing. Rudi Pozeg Vancas joins Al Nasr SC on a free transfer. Hopefully the 30 year old winger can provide that creative spark. This guy is a diamond in the rough and we found him through rigorous scouting. I hope he is a difference maker for our team. Also on the save, Italy won Euro 2024.

Two departures. Mayed Alteneiji has gone to Al Orooba (UAE) on loan. Also Jonathan Dos Santos has gone to Al Riyadh in Saudi Arabia for 34.5k pounds. He was a good stop gap signing, but it was the right time to move him on.

New signing. German Valera has joined Al Nasr SC on loan from Atletico Madrid. This is a very good developmental signing as Valera gets to develop his skills in the UAE and then goes back to Atletico Madrid in the summer, so if he does well here, we could keep our reputation for being a rehabilitation club for Europe's lost talents so that they can perform well in the UAE and then leave for a club in Europe or wherever else if someone wants to buy them. He is touted to be the Iuri Medeiros replacement.

New signing. (Summer 2024-25) We have signed Federico Gattoni from Sevilla for 7.75 million pounds. He is tipped to be Aridane Hernandez's replacement. So hopefully he and Samuel Umtiti can form a solid partnership together. Also, Aston Villa offered me a job interview but I turned the job down, like I said, no surprise resignations, no moving to clubs until I achieve the objective of winning the Asian Champions League because I am at a club based in Asia.

Four major departures have happened in the 2024-25 summer transfer window. Grzegorz Krychowiak went to Rostov in Russia for 250k pounds. Cedric Bakambu went to Anderlecht for 800k pounds. Aridane Hernandez went to Club Brugge for 230k pounds. Iuri Medeiros went to Rayo Vallecano for 1.7 million pounds. Yes I am aware that the core of my team has been dismanted, however I am looking to strengthen the squad with some quality additions.

We made our first signing in the 2024-25 summer transfer window. And it is Sergio Gomez from Manchester City for 3.8 million pounds. The former Manchester City and Anderlecht player joins the Al Nasr SC project. Hopefully he shows his talent here.

A few departures in this summer transfer window of the 2024-25 season. Hamdan Al Kamali went to Al Khaleej in Saudi Arabia for 88k pounds. Gustavo Mueller went to Al Okhdood in Saudi Arabia for 120k pounds. Abdoulaye Toure went to Dibba Al Fujairah on loan. There was a departure I did not mention that happened in February. Omar Juma Al Shuwaihi went on loan to Vikingur R. in Iceland.

What happened in Europe (2023-24 season)

End of season review. (2023-24 season) We finished 5th in the UAE Pro League with Al Nasr SC and we got 46 points from 26 games. We also reached the UAE League Cup final which we lost against Al Wahda (UAE). 5th place and a cup final is not so bad, I am really happy with the progress we are making. The top performers this season were Cedric Bakambu who scored 28 goals and got 6 assists in 29 games. Iuri Medeiros who got 5 goals and 16 assists was our creative spark. Dembo Darboe is a star in the making after scoring 6 goals in 7 starts and 4 sub appearances, he also got an assist.

Two departures and two arrivals in the January transfer window (2023-24 season) Mohammed Juma went to Fujairah on loan and Abdulaziz Sanqour went to Dibba Al Fujairah on loan. Now onto the signings. We have signed Damian Suarez from Getafe for 115k pounds. The former Getafe right back will hopefully provide some stability at the back. The next signing we have made is a bit of a coup to be honest. Yes it is Samuel Umtiti who has joined us here at Al Nasr (UAE) on a free transfer, the former Lyon and Barcelona centre back will provide stability at the back and it is a quality addition to our defense. So in total we have made three signings in the January transfer window. Hopefully this leads to a higher league position and trophies.

New signing. We have made our first signing in the January transfer window of the 2023-24 season and it is Renato Augusto from Corinthians for 625k pounds. The former Bayer Leverkusen, Beijing and Corinthians midfielder will hopefully provide some much needed quality in midfield and help us push us up in the table and towards winning trophies.

Three major departures in the January transfer window (2023-24 season) Ryan Mendes da Graca moved to Al Ettifaq for 180k pounds, his former Al Nasr teammate Peniel Mlapa also moved to Al Ettifaq for 675k pounds. Yes Peniel Mlapa is a big departure but the deal had to be done. Khalid Jalal went to Al Hazem for 40k pounds. All three players moved from the UAE to the Saudi Pro League. We have now got some money and there will be some additions to the squad soon.

Mid season review (2023-24 season) We are 5th in the UAE Pro League after getting 23 points from 13 games. We got knocked out of the President's Cup by Sharjah in the second round. And we are in the semi final of the UAE League Cup. The top performers so far are Iuri Medeiros, Cedric Bakambu and Peniel Mlapa. Cedric Bakambu has scored 16 goals so far mid season and he has got 3 assists so far. Iuri Medeiros is the creative spark and he has 4 goals and 10 assists. Peniel Mlapa has scored 8 goals and he has 2 assists so far.

Final signing of the summer transfer window (2023-24 season) Jaume Costa joins Al Nasr (UAE) for 235k pounds from Mallorca. The former Villarreal and Valencia full back will hopefully provide a solid base in defense for us and that is what we are looking for.

New signing. Antonio Adan has joined Al Nasr (UAE) from Sporting Lisbon for 1.6 million pounds. The former Real Madrid, Real Betis and Sporting CP keeper has come in to bolster our goalkeeping department after Diego Lopez got injured. Now we have two top class keepers for this level.

Big departure. Adel Taarabt has gone to Al Fayha for 145k pounds. A baller that the streets of Dubai will never forget. But his time has come to leave.

New signing. Jonathan Dos Santos has joined us at Al Nasr (UAE) for 300k pounds from America, the Mexican club. The former Barcelona, Villarreal and LA Galaxy midfielder will provide some of that flair in midfield hopefully.

Two big departures. Ahmed Shambih went to Al Fateh for 750k pounds. Yes we replaced him with Diego Lopez. Glauber went to Ittihad Kalba for 1.1 million pounds. Good centre back, but if we want to challenge for the league and win the Asian Champions League he is not quite it. Keeping Ahmed Shambih would have been sentimental and considering the fact Diego Lopez was available it was only right to let him go.

New signing. Aridane Hernandez joins us at Al Nasr (UAE) for 1 million pounds from Osasuna. Left field signing but he has the required quality to do well here at the club.