The Real Murcia Courier
Squad21 Aug 2028
The knee: Antonio Samaniego out for 53 days
53 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Real Murcia lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad21 Aug 2028
145 days out for Isi after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Real Murcia will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Real Murcia rebuffed over Omar El Hilali
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Espanyol have kept their man, and Real Murcia go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market21 Aug 2028
Yann Lienard agrees terms with Racing Santander
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Real Murcia people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Market21 Aug 2028
Antonio Samaniego is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Real Murcia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Rayane Belaid is a medical away from Real Murcia
The deal with Atlético Madrid is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Flabián Londoño will not be coming to Real Murcia
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at River Plate is saying, and nobody at Real Murcia is enjoying the guessing.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Words exchanged at Real Murcia
David Flakus 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.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Real Murcia
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.
In brief
- Market Ignacio Blanco steps up from the Real Murcia academy
- Market Alberto Ruiz steps up from the Real Murcia academy
- Squad A row about effort at Real Murcia