The Casa Pia Herald
Market19 Jul 2027
Casa Pia say no — this time
The offer from Amora for Khaly was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Casa Pia
Jérémy Livolant 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.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
No deal for Luis Fernando at that price
Casa Pia offered $390.0K; Santa Clara said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Market19 Jul 2027
Estoril Praia watching Rochinha
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Casa Pia have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Words at Casa Pia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Dominik Prpić is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Door shut on Fiete Arp
Casa Pia asked and Benfica said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Nicolas Riveros wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Casa Pia know it.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Lucas Duarte stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Lucas Duarte and Casa Pia agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Casa Pia try to borrow Nesta Elphege
Palermo have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
In brief
- The dugout André Gomes has become a man the manager trusts
- Market André Gomes linked with a move away
- The dugout João Goulart has been promised minutes