The Vitoria Guimaraes Chronicle
Market3 Aug 2026
Vitoria Guimaraes may not be able to give Juan Diego Castillo what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Juan Diego Castillo wants continental football; whether Vitoria Guimaraes can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Samu signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Samu and Vitoria Guimaraes agree another 3 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Vitoria Guimaraes
Gustavo Silva 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Samu falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Vitoria Guimaraes and Nélson Oliveira
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Market3 Aug 2026
36 months and counting on Samu
Still no offer on the table, and Samu’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
In brief
- Squad Óscar Rivas knocks on the manager’s door
- Market No place for Thiago Balieiro in the plan