The Gil Vicente Gazette
Market7 Sep 2026
Marvin Elimbi hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Gil Vicente can pretend not to have heard.
Market7 Sep 2026
Gil Vicente turn down Porto for Zé Carlos
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market7 Sep 2026
André Picornell agrees terms with Santa Clara
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Gil Vicente people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Deadline passes with 10 signed and 15 gone
That is the business done at Gil Vicente until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Market7 Sep 2026
The Vitoria Guimaraes deal is off
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Weverson reports back to Gil Vicente with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Gil Vicente
Murilo Souza 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 targets7 Sep 2026
No deal for Kaíque Rocha at that price
Gil Vicente offered $400.0K; Casa Pia 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.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Door shut on Gianluca Prestianni
Gil Vicente asked and Benfica said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Ricardo Esgaio slips down the pecking order
The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Ricardo Esgaio is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Gil Vicente
- Squad Sergio Bermejo named in the team of the month
- Looking ahead Zé Carlos goes back to face Famalicao