The Alavés Sentinel
Market8 Sep 2031
Christian Celesia puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Alavés, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market8 Sep 2031
Francisco Sorondo has said yes to Ourense CF
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Alavés have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Boardroom8 Sep 2031
Alavés write off $903.3K on Toni Moya
He arrived for a fee and leaves for a fraction of it. $903.3K of what Alavés paid for Toni Moya is money the club will not see again, and the boardroom will be asked about it for two seasons.
Market8 Sep 2031
CE Europa join the queue for Javi Martínez
Add another name to the list: CE Europa have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Javi Martínez. The answer from Alavés has not changed — yet.
Squad8 Sep 2031
Tempers go at Alavés
Mikel Rodríguez 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.
Transfer targets8 Sep 2031
Real Sociedad tell Alavés: Martín Satriano 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.
Squad8 Sep 2031
Abde falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad8 Sep 2031
Ignacio Reyes pulls a muscle — 14 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 14 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
Market8 Sep 2031
Talks stall between Alavés and Stefano Piccinini
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
In brief
- Squad 5 new faces, and Alavés are still learning each other
- The dugout Williams Tortolero gets it from the manager
- The dugout Gian Piaggio is still paying for one afternoon at Alavés