The Moreirense Sentinel
Market4 Jan 2027
Maracás asks to leave Moreirense
“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.
Match2 Jan 2027
The wait goes on for Moreirense
8 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.
Market4 Jan 2027
Moreirense turn down FC Nantes for Alexandre Duville-Parsemain
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad4 Jan 2027
André Ferreira stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Manuel Mendonça is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Words exchanged at Moreirense
Manuel Mendonça 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.
Market4 Jan 2027
Eyes on Rodrigo Alonso again
The phone has started ringing about Rodrigo Alonso again, and this time the name on the line is Felgueiras. Moreirense are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Mateja Stjepanović signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Mateja Stjepanović and Moreirense agree another 4 years.
Transfer targets4 Jan 2027
Door shut on Cyriel Dessers
Moreirense asked and Panathinaikos said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Eduardo Costa joins the Moreirense first team
- Loan watch Landerson wants to come home
- Transfer targets A loan move for Dylan Nandín is in the works