The AVS Gazette
Market26 Jun 2028
Ivan Mandić hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AVS can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets26 Jun 2028
Fee done, terms next for Nathan
AVS and Vitoria Guimaraes have settled on $390.0K. 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.
Transfer targets26 Jun 2028
Door shut on Ricardo Fernandes
AVS asked and Benfica said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Transfer targets26 Jun 2028
No thanks: Kauê Rodrigues rejects the move
AVS had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Porto, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Transfer targets26 Jun 2028
AVS bid $300.0K for Mateus
The offer went to Nacional this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad26 Jun 2028
Rúben Semedo 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 AVS this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout26 Jun 2028
AVS keep their word to Tiago Mamede
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
Squad26 Jun 2028
Alexandre Borges signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Alexandre Borges commits to AVS for another 4 years.
The dugout26 Jun 2028
The manager makes an example of Rúben Semedo
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- The dugout Jónatas Noro has become a man the manager trusts
- Market Talks stall between AVS and Pedro Pacheco
- The dugout A door opens for Tunde