The Libertad Gazette
Market9 Aug 2027
Iván Franco hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Libertad can pretend not to have heard.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Iván Franco: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Libertad have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Libertad
Álvaro Campuzano 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.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Ángel Ibarra stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ángel Ibarra and Libertad agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Talys gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market9 Aug 2027
Talks stall between Libertad and Marcelo Fernández
“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.
In brief
- Loan watch The goals keep arriving from Christian Martínez’s exile
- Market Libertad put Lucas Torres up for sale
- Boardroom The Libertad board choose calm