The Famalicao Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Alexis Vega is a medical away from Famalicao
The deal with Toluca is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Market10 Aug 2026
Famalicao say no — this time
The offer from Santa Clara for Lazar Carević 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lamine Bèye turns Estoril Praia down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: Matías Arezo rejects the move
Famalicao had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Penarol, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Lazar Carević stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Lazar Carević and Famalicao agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Famalicao
Lazar Carević and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Famalicao training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Sorriso 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 targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Xabier Huarte
Famalicao asked and Tondela said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rodrigo Mota steps up from the Famalicao academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rodrigo Mota 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
- Market One of our own: Felipe Goncalves joins the Famalicao first team
- Transfer targets Famalicao try to borrow Julian Cuadrado
- The dugout No hiding place for Gustavo Garcia