The Elche Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Elche turn down Torino for Germán Valera
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Elche rebuffed over Ionuţ Radu
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Celta have kept their man, and Elche go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Elche
Kevin Lomónaco and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Víctor Chust signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Víctor Chust commits to Elche for another 4 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Víctor Rodríguez joins the Elche first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Víctor Rodríguez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Víctor Reyes joins the Elche first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Víctor Reyes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: David Serrano joins the Elche first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Serrano is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The formation has left Miguel Sansores behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Elche will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Víctor Chust 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 Elche, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Squad Kevin Lomónaco walks taller at Elche
- The terraces The glare is on Miguel Sansores