The Real Sociedad Gazette
Transfer targets6 Jan 2031
An offer of $19.8M for Marcus Thuram
Real Sociedad have gone to Villarreal with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Transfer targets6 Jan 2031
Real Sociedad make their move for Lucien Agoumé
$19.5M on the table at Las Palmas. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Transfer targets6 Jan 2031
Ander Astralaga due for a Real Sociedad medical
Everything agreed with Betis, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Player ratings6 Jan 2031
Ez Abde beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 30. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Transfer targets6 Jan 2031
Fee done, terms next for Tajon Buchanan
Real Sociedad and Osasuna have settled on $2.1M. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
Squad6 Jan 2031
David Domínguez stands alone
7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Market6 Jan 2031
José Gayà asks to leave Real Sociedad
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad6 Jan 2031
Santiago Castro is named among the best
There are footballers who have a good season and footballers a season is remembered for, and the second kind get their names read out in a hall in the summer. Real Sociedad will be quietly delighted and privately nervous.
Market6 Jan 2031
Real Sociedad turn down Villarreal for César Gelabert
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
In brief
- Market Bernardo Silva raises the bar for Real Sociedad
- Squad David Raya signs a new deal
- Market Granada join the queue for Jon Martín