The Pontevedra Gazette
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Pontevedra baulk at the price for Christian Rivera
Real Avilés wanted more than $2.0M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words exchanged at Pontevedra
Darío Rostagno and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Pontevedra
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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Lucas Vignone moves on
Algeciras pay $210.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Leganés tell Pontevedra: Javi Hernández 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Izei Ortiz joins the Pontevedra first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Izei Ortiz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Francisco Nieto steps up from the Pontevedra academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Francisco Nieto 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: José Lozano joins the Pontevedra first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. José Lozano is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
A promise the Pontevedra board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for Sergio González is in the works
- Boardroom Pontevedra say no to the training-ground money
- The dugout Adrián Expósito knocks on the manager's door