The Sanjoanense Chronicle
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
Fabri is a medical away from Sanjoanense
The deal with Vitória 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.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Sanjoanense
Wendel Silva 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.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Words at Sanjoanense training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Diogo Clemente 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 targets12 Jul 2027
Sanjoanense rebuffed over Fabri
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Vitória have kept their man, and Sanjoanense go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market12 Jul 2027
Leonardo Marques steps up from the Sanjoanense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leonardo Marques 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.
Market12 Jul 2027
Sanjoanense promote Simao Carvalho from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Simao Carvalho has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market12 Jul 2027
David Santos steps up from the Sanjoanense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Santos 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.
Market12 Jul 2027
Daniel Sousa steps up from the Sanjoanense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Sousa 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.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Bernardo Folha needs a bigger stage
He is doing things every Saturday that nobody around him can answer. It is flattering for a season and a problem after that, and Sanjoanense know which stage they are at.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Eboué Kouassi behind
- The dugout The manager makes Miguel Carvalho a promise
- The dugout Sebas Mosquera knocks on the manager's door