The Elche Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Elche turn down Forli for Yago Santiago
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Martim Neto signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Martim Neto and Elche agree another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
John Chetauya gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Elche
Gonzalo Villar was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Elche and Pedro Bigas are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Martim Neto knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Martim Neto trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Market Nobody at Elche has picked up the phone to Marc Aguado
- Market The Alejandro Iturbe question follows Elche around