The Zaragoza Chronicle
Squad16 Aug 2027
Fabio Kluit arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Fabio Kluit has, at Zaragoza, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Zaragoza
José Copete was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market16 Aug 2027
As if he never left: Fabio Kluit returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Fabio Kluit is a Zaragoza player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A late step up for Toni Moya
At 29 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.
Squad16 Aug 2027
André Lucas is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Market16 Aug 2027
The Yussif Saidu conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Cádiz will make the call about Yussif Saidu this week. Zaragoza have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
No hiding place for César De la Hoz
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to César De la Hoz, and the manager let it.
Market16 Aug 2027
Iván Ferrer steps up from the Zaragoza academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Iván 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.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
José Copete knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and José Copete trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Market Zaragoza put Rodri up for sale
- Match Mid-table, and Zaragoza know it
- The dugout Carlos Pomares keeps his manager's vote