The Real Santander Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Real Santander
Santiago Rey 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Alejandro Ramirez joins the Real Santander first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alejandro Ramirez 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
Kevin Giraldo steps up from the Real Santander academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kevin Giraldo 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
Real Santander promote Johan Barrios from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Johan Barrios has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Andres Sanchez joins the Real Santander first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andres Sanchez 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
Too much change too quickly at Real Santander
5 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
In brief
- The dugout Harlem Salas knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Faiber Mendoza wants to know why he earns less
- Squad Dilan Tapia still has not settled