The Real Santander Post
Market23 Dec 2030
Jesús Mejía has said yes to Llaneros
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Real Santander have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Transfer targets23 Dec 2030
Santiago Franco will not be coming to Real Santander
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Union Magdalena is saying, and nobody at Real Santander is enjoying the guessing.
Squad23 Dec 2030
Tempers go at Real Santander
Camilo Durán was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad23 Dec 2030
Words at Real Santander training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Matías Recalde is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets23 Dec 2030
Envigado tell Real Santander: Juan José Rey is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The dugout23 Dec 2030
Santiago Oviedo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout23 Dec 2030
Javier Castillo asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market23 Dec 2030
The Freddy Espinal question follows Real Santander around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Freddy Espinal’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
The dugout23 Dec 2030
Santiago Jiménez has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Santiago Jiménez has written the date down.
In brief
- Market The shop window has Jesús Mejía in it
- Market Edwin Diaz leaves for nothing
- Boardroom The Real Santander academy earns its keep