The Mérida Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Fernando Pacheco signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Fernando Pacheco commits to Mérida for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Mérida
Rodrigo Pereira and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Monaco tell Mérida: Yann Lienard is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mérida promote Enzo Molina from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Enzo Molina 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nil León steps up from the Mérida academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nil León 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
Mérida promote Daniel Alonso from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Alonso 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 Ismael Méndez steps up from the Mérida academy
- Squad The formation has left Fernando Pacheco behind
- Squad 6 new faces, and Mérida are still learning each other
- The dugout Sigurður Bjartur Hallsson knocks on the manager’s door