The Espanyol Sentinel
Market12 Jul 2027
Eyes on Pere Milla again
The phone has started ringing about Pere Milla again, and this time the name on the line is Elche. Espanyol are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market12 Jul 2027
Edu Expósito wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Espanyol hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Urko González signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Urko González commits to Espanyol for another 5 years.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
Saúl Del Cerro due for a Espanyol medical
Everything agreed with Burgos, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Leandro Cabrera 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 Espanyol this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
Real Madrid tell Espanyol: Matvey Safonov 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.
Market12 Jul 2027
Ricardo Vidal steps up from the Espanyol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ricardo Vidal 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.
Market12 Jul 2027
One of our own: Manuel Suárez joins the Espanyol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Manuel Suárez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout12 Jul 2027
Marko Dmitrović asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Squad Clemens Riedel wants out of the dugout
- Squad Álvaro Fernández wants to know why he earns less
- The dugout Javi Puado has been promised minutes