The Espanyol Sentinel
Squad17 Aug 2026
Giovanni Cantizano gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Giovanni Cantizano has just signed for Espanyol, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Marko Dmitrović 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 Espanyol this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Espanyol
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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Marko Dmitrović
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Marko Dmitrović, and the manager let it.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ismael Medina joins the Espanyol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ismael Medina is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Espanyol promote Luis Suárez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luis Suárez 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 One of our own: Felipe Montes joins the Espanyol first team
- Market Oihan Peña steps up from the Espanyol academy
- Squad Words at Espanyol training over how hard people work
- Boardroom Espanyol turn down the training-ground plan