The Arouca Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Taichi Fukui signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Taichi Fukui commits to Arouca for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Naïs Djouahra 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 Arouca this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Tiago Esgaio's contract
36 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Market10 Aug 2026
A long bet from Arouca on Manuel Cunha
He is 14, and nobody at Arouca signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
A long bet from Arouca on Rodrigo Barbosa
He is 14, and nobody at Arouca signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
A long bet from Arouca on Nuno Araujo
He is 14, and nobody at Arouca signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Squad Taichi Fukui knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Tiago Esgaio has seen what the next man earns