The Tondela Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kahiser Lenis gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Kahiser Lenis has just signed for Tondela, and for once the answer mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Jonatan Reis due for a Tondela medical
Everything agreed with another club, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Tondela bid $490.0K for João Teixeira
The offer went to Chaves this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Makan Aïko stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Makan Aïko and Tondela agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Tondela
Titi 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Tondela
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Brayan Medina was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Ricardo Alves
Tondela asked and Chaves said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tondela promote Samuel Araujo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Samuel Araujo 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
Marco Sousa steps up from the Tondela academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marco Sousa 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 Tondela promote Gustavo Oliveira from within
- Market One of our own: Rafael Monteiro joins the Tondela first team
- Transfer targets Tondela ask about Fabio Baldé