The Elche Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Natan
Elche asked and Betis said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Elche bid $1.2M for Luiz Felipe
The offer went to Rayo Vallecano this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matías Dituro pulls a muscle — 14 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 14 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Elche go back to the board over Luiz Felipe
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $1.3M — a club that wants Luiz Felipe enough to be asked twice.
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: Rubén Soto joins the Elche first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rubén Soto 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: Luis Vera joins the Elche first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Vera 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
Raúl Peña steps up from the Elche academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Raúl Peña 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.
In brief
- Market Elche promote Jorge Márquez from within
- Transfer targets Elche ask about David Alaba
- Squad No place for Tobías Donsanti in the new shape