The Leiria Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Leiria say no — this time
The offer from Hércules for Pablo Fernández was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Leiria make their move for Jelani Trevisan
$1.0M on the table at Benfica. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Leiria go back to the board over Jelani Trevisan
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $1.1M — a club that wants Jelani Trevisan enough to be asked twice.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Leiria
Juan Muñoz 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
A row about effort at Leiria
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lucas Villela was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Leiria rebuffed over Hugo Muriel
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Cortulua have kept their man, and Leiria go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Alexandre Silva steps up from the Leiria academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alexandre Silva 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
One of our own: Francisco Pinto joins the Leiria first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Francisco Pinto 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: Lucas Rodrigues joins the Leiria first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lucas Rodrigues is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Emanuel António stays put
- Transfer targets Leiria ask about Mihajlo Cvetković
- Squad Christian Joel Sánchez remains an outsider