The Celta Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Celta say no — this time
The offer from Atlético Madrid for Javi Rodríguez 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
Javi Rodríguez wants more than Celta are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ilaix Moriba stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ilaix Moriba and Celta agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Marc Bernal
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Celta have done the hard part with Barcelona, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
David Alaba turns down Celta
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Real Madrid keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Celta
Ilaix Moriba 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Celta bid $210.0K for Mateo Morro
The offer went to Independiente this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Celta rebuffed over Omar El Hilali
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Espanyol have kept their man, and Celta go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Àlex Reyes joins the Celta first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Àlex Reyes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Aimar Flores joins the Celta first team
- Squad Celta are still strangers to each other
- The dugout Ilaix Moriba knocks on the manager's door