The Talavera Herald
Squad19 Jun 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Isaiah
29 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Talavera lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Transfer targets19 Jun 2028
Talavera make their move for Unai Núñez
$2.2M on the table at Celta. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Market19 Jun 2028
Francisco Vaz 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 Talavera can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets19 Jun 2028
Talavera baulk at the price for Zaid Romero
Getafe wanted more than $1.7M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Market19 Jun 2028
Talavera turn down Racing Ferrol for Edu Gallardo
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
The dugout19 Jun 2028
David Cuenca frozen out at Talavera
This is not rotation. David Cuenca has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Talavera is pretending otherwise.
Transfer targets19 Jun 2028
The paperwork begins on Aimar Duñabeitia
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Talavera have done the hard part with Athletic Bilbao, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad19 Jun 2028
Tempers go at Talavera
Javier Belman 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 Jun 2028
Algeciras tell Talavera: Lucas Vignone 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.
In brief
- Boardroom Talavera agree a free transfer for Álvaro Gete
- Market Ourense CF join the queue for Jaime González
- Squad Santiago Chávez falls out with a teammate over standards