The Deportes Quindio Sentinel
Squad10 Jan 2033
Humberto Acevedo breaks a bone — 48 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 48 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market10 Jan 2033
Fahad Khalid 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 Deportes Quindio can pretend not to have heard.
Squad10 Jan 2033
Tempers go at Deportes Quindio
Juan Sebastián Covilla 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.
Squad10 Jan 2033
A move Fernando Camarda would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Fernando Camarda is living that version at Deportes Quindio, and it tends to show in the first month.
Boardroom10 Jan 2033
Deportes Quindio agree a free transfer for Fabian Banguero
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Transfer targets10 Jan 2033
Juan Miguel Betancourth stays at Fortaleza CEIF as time runs out
A deal that was a phone call from completion at lunchtime was dead by midnight. Deportes Quindio will try again when the window opens; Fortaleza CEIF may not be selling by then.
Market10 Jan 2033
Talks stall between Deportes Quindio and Luis Narváez
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Squad10 Jan 2033
Home is on Fahad Khalid's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Deportes Quindio are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Market10 Jan 2033
Deportes Quindio buy the years ahead of Daniel Madu
He is 19, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Market Deportes Quindio bring in an old head
- The dugout Richard Palacios gets it from the manager
- The dugout A door opens for Leonardo Vides