The Chaves Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Chaves say no — this time
The offer from Alverca for João Teixeira 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Éberth turns down Chaves
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Coritiba keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bruno Rodrigues stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Bruno Rodrigues and Chaves agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Chaves
João Valido 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Pedro Paulo falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of João Teixeira
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Fabio Conceicao steps up from the Chaves academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Fabio Conceicao has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chaves promote Miguel Soares from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Miguel Soares has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chaves promote Eduardo Costa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Eduardo Costa has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad No place for Alvinho in the new shape
- Transfer targets A loan move for Wassim Bouziane is in the works
- The dugout João Valido knocks on the manager's door