The Málaga Gazette
Player ratings18 Jan 2027
David Larrubia runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 44. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market18 Jan 2027
Málaga sign Ángel Fortuño for $3.3M
The paperwork is done: Ángel Fortuño joins from Espanyol in a deal worth $3.3M. Now comes the harder part.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Marvel due for a Málaga medical
Everything agreed with Leganés, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Ciro Thompson 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. Ciro Thompson has, at Málaga, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Match16 Jan 2027
3 matches without a goal for Málaga
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Door shut on Cyriel Dessers
Málaga 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.
Market18 Jan 2027
Eyes on Carlos López again
The phone has started ringing about Carlos López again, and this time the name on the line is Cracovia. Málaga are listening politely and promising nothing.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
No hiding place for Izan Merino
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Izan Merino, and the manager let it.
Player ratings18 Jan 2027
Pablo Martínez shuts the door
Defensive actions: 15, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout The form table has caught José Salinas
- Match No goals between Málaga and Castellón