The Retrô Courier
Squad18 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Retrô
Mateus Araujo 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 targets18 Jan 2027
Deadline beats Retrô to Cauê Raphael
The clock did what Guarani would not, and ended it. Supporters who watched the countdown will spend the next window doing it again.
Market18 Jan 2027
Talks stall between Retrô and Willian Santos
“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.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Rafael Jansen has company in his position
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Rafael Jansen keeps the shirt for now, at Retrô's convenience rather than his own.
Market18 Jan 2027
The Wesley talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Retrô know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
Junior Núñez knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Retrô, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market Willian Santos joins Retrô on a free
- Squad Mateus Manso is training like a man with a point to make
- Loan watch The clock runs down on Kevem Vitor at Sport Recife