The Portland Timbers Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers say no — this time
The offer from NK Osijek for Alexander Aravena 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Deadline passes with 16 signed and 0 gone
That is the business done at Portland Timbers until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Oscar Martinez turns down Portland Timbers
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: La Equidad keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kevin Kelsy stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Kevin Kelsy and Portland Timbers agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Tomás Romero
Portland Timbers asked and New York City said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers promote Jordan Moore from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jordan Moore 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
Portland Timbers promote Walker Johnson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Walker Johnson 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
Portland Timbers promote Christian Pepi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Christian Pepi 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 Portland Timbers are still strangers to each other
- Player ratings Kevin Kelsy beats them one at a time
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Brandon Bye