The Almería Gazette
Market17 Aug 2026
Girona come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Almería did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad17 Aug 2026
César Azpilicueta in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Almería this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
The Almería debt reaches $3.5M
Football clubs borrow; that is not the story. Borrowing more than the facility allows is, because from here it is the owner's money or somebody else's decision, and neither of those belongs to the board.
Market17 Aug 2026
Almería sign Àlex Ruiz, one for the future
Àlex Ruiz is 16, and Almería have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market17 Aug 2026
A long bet from Almería on Markel Giménez
He is 17, and nobody at Almería signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
A long bet from Almería on Nil Muñoz
He is 16, and nobody at Almería signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Squad Somebody is after César Azpilicueta’s shirt
- Squad Arnau Puigmal has seen what the next man earns
- Squad Daijiro Chirino keeps his manager's vote
- Boardroom Almería spend it where nobody looks