The Fortaleza Sentinel
Market21 Dec 2026
Fortaleza say no — this time
The offer from Atlético Mineiro for Nathan Fogaça was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market21 Dec 2026
Kady Borges arrives at Fortaleza in a $8.8M statement of intent
There comes a point where a club either backs its own ambition or admits it does not have any. Fortaleza have paid $8.8M for Kady Borges, which is the loudest way there is of saying which one it chose.
Market21 Dec 2026
Magrão has said yes to Santa Cruz
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Fortaleza have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Match19 Dec 2026
The wait goes on for Fortaleza
7 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
The dugout21 Dec 2026
Ryan keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Fortaleza may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets21 Dec 2026
Too dear: Fortaleza walk away from Igor Formiga
$3.6M was the most the club would pay and Mirassol were asking for more. Deals like this are revived in the last week of a window roughly half the time, and everybody involved knows it.
Transfer targets21 Dec 2026
An offer of $1.4M for JP Murilo
Fortaleza have gone to Vasco da Gama with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Player ratings21 Dec 2026
Lucas Crispim was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 24. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Transfer targets21 Dec 2026
Fortaleza make their move for Kauan Coutinho
$750.0K on the table at Vitória. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
In brief
- Transfer targets An offer of $640.0K for Rhuan Gabriel
- Boardroom Fortaleza go back to the board over Kauan Coutinho
- Squad Tomás Cardona in a row with a teammate