The Celta Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Marco Sangalli 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. Marco Sangalli is living that version at Celta, and it tends to show in the first month.
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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Iago Aspas 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 Celta this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Julen Reyes joins the Celta first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Julen Reyes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Martí Cortés steps up from the Celta academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Martí Cortés 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Celta promote Julen Domínguez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Julen Domínguez 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 Leo Fuentes steps up from the Celta academy
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Celta
- The terraces Everybody has an opinion about Marco Sangalli