The Getafe Post
Market17 Aug 2026
Getafe say no — this time
The offer from Sevilla for Djéné Dakonam 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Getafe get their man
The chase for Javier Mena ended with $2.5M changing hands and Aguilas Doradas out of reasons to say no. The supporters will judge the fee the only way that matters: on Saturdays.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A move Javier Mena would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Javier Mena is living that version at Getafe, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad17 Aug 2026
David Soria 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 Getafe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Getafe
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
Getafe promote Jesús Duran from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jesús Duran 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.
In brief
- Market Getafe promote Gonzalo Martín from within
- Squad Javier Mena banks a contract that will last him
- Squad Nuno Santos still has not settled
- Boardroom Getafe spend it where nobody looks