The Sevilla Courier
Match17 Aug 2030
Chastening afternoon for Sevilla
A 0‑3 beating by Barcelona was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad19 Aug 2030
Jan Oblak keeps Sevilla in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market19 Aug 2030
Terms done: Thiago Parga is going
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and Monza waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Sevilla is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
Market19 Aug 2030
Aritz Aldasoro puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Sevilla, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market19 Aug 2030
Sevilla turn down Albacete for Timothy Fayulu
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad19 Aug 2030
Tempers go at Sevilla
Kike Salas 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.
Squad19 Aug 2030
Words at Sevilla training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Yan Diomandé 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.
Boardroom19 Aug 2030
6 academy graduates step up at Sevilla
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market19 Aug 2030
Sevilla promote Ignacio Gallardo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ignacio Gallardo 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
- Squad A late step up for Alexis Segovia
- The dugout No hiding place for Chidera Ejuke
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger