The Valladolid Sentinel
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Valladolid
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
Words at Valladolid training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Stanko Jurić 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Ramón 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 Valladolid this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Marcos André gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market17 Aug 2026
Marc Caballero steps up from the Valladolid academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marc Caballero 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Àlex Rey steps up from the Valladolid academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Àlex Rey 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.
In brief
- Market Valladolid promote Luis Sánchez from within
- Market One of our own: Daniel Lozano joins the Valladolid first team
- Squad 5 new faces, and Valladolid are still learning each other
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Valladolid