The Real Cartagena Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alex Mosquera arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Alex Mosquera has, at Real Cartagena, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market10 Aug 2026
Reynaldo Fontalvo has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Real Cartagena they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Real Cartagena to lose Reynaldo Fontalvo for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Reynaldo Fontalvo has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Gustavo Cardona joins the Real Cartagena first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gustavo Cardona 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
Sebastian Murillo steps up from the Real Cartagena academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sebastian Murillo 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
Alejandro Sanchez steps up from the Real Cartagena academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alejandro Sanchez 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
- Squad No place for Thiago Gómez in the new shape
- Squad Juan David Rodríguez wants to know why he earns less
- Squad Competition arrives for Alex Mosquera