The Barakaldo Chronicle
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Barakaldo agree $1.3M for Sergi Canós
The clubs have shaken hands with Valencia; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.
Market21 Aug 2028
Only the photograph left for Antonio León
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Antonio León will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Barakaldo the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad21 Aug 2028
A falling-out at Barakaldo
Sabin Merino and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Barakaldo
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Words at Barakaldo training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gastón Espósito 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.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Espanyol tell Barakaldo: Sergio Ortiz 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Alejandro Ferrer steps up from the Barakaldo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alejandro Ferrer 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Jesús Álvarez steps up from the Barakaldo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jesús Álvarez 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Sergio Prieto steps up from the Barakaldo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergio Prieto 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
- Boardroom A promise the Barakaldo board did not keep
- Squad 7 new faces, and Barakaldo are still learning each other
- Transfer targets A loan move for Dani Rebollo is in the works