Dani Díaz

Right Midfielder - Real Sociedad
6 Sep 2026
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Marked for Dani Díaz

5 Edition

The Real Sociedad Gazette

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market31 Aug 2026

Álex Remiro puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Real Sociedad, and it is not being withdrawn.

Player ratings31 Aug 2026

Dani Díaz, 20, steals the show — 8.18

Marked 8.18 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.

Squad31 Aug 2026

A move Javi Villar would have made for nothing

There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Javi Villar is living that version at Real Sociedad, and it tends to show in the first month.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

Real Sociedad rebuffed over André Horta

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Almería have kept their man, and Real Sociedad go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Market31 Aug 2026

Eyes on Jon Martín again

The phone has started ringing about Jon Martín again, and this time the name on the line is Granada. Real Sociedad are listening politely and promising nothing.

The terraces31 Aug 2026

Real Sociedad supporters have found a favourite in Dani Díaz

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Dani Díaz has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

The dugout31 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Gorka Carrera

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gorka Carrera, and the manager let it.

Player ratings31 Aug 2026

Jon Balda was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 17. 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.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Gorka Carrera wants out of the dugout

“I did not sign to watch. Nobody does.” The oldest complaint in the game, and Real Sociedad will have to answer it with minutes or with a move.

In brief

Back issues
4 Edition

The Real Sociedad Gazette

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market24 Aug 2026

Real Sociedad get their man

The chase for Willian Pacho ended with $73.4M changing hands and Paris Saint-Germain out of reasons to say no. The supporters will judge the fee the only way that matters: on Saturdays.

Market24 Aug 2026

Dani Díaz asks to leave Real Sociedad

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Willian Pacho arrives at the club he grew up with

Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Willian Pacho has, at Real Sociedad, and the first month will show what that does to a man.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

The paperwork begins on Javi Villar

A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Real Sociedad have done the hard part with Albacete, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Real Sociedad

Igor Zubeldia 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.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Jon Gorrotxategi signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jon Gorrotxategi commits to Real Sociedad for another 4 years.

The terraces24 Aug 2026

$73.4M for Willian Pacho, and Real Sociedad supporters approve

Boards get told what they have done wrong for years and hear nothing on the days they get it right. This is one of those days: Willian Pacho from Paris Saint-Germain for $73.4M, and a ticket office having a very good morning.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Levante tell Real Sociedad: Mathew Ryan is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

Mikel Oyarzábal takes the honours

Marked 7.55 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Real Sociedad had the best player on the pitch.

In brief

2 Edition

The Real Sociedad Gazette

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Real Sociedad make their move for Marc Bernal

$26.7M on the table at Barcelona. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.

Market10 Aug 2026

Real Sociedad turn down Celta for Mikel Oyarzábal

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Real Sociedad baulk at the price for Federico Bonini

Almería wanted more than $16.1M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.

Market10 Aug 2026

Héctor Fort agrees terms with FC Dallas

The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Real Sociedad people have started saying his name in the past tense.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Mikel Oyarzábal signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Mikel Oyarzábal and Real Sociedad agree another 5 years.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Real Sociedad

Igor Zubeldia 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 targets10 Aug 2026

Door shut on Fernando Rodriguez

Real Sociedad asked and Boca Juniors said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Market10 Aug 2026

Real Sociedad promote Sergio Gil from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sergio Gil has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market10 Aug 2026

One of our own: Àlex Ortega joins the Real Sociedad first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Àlex Ortega is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

In brief