The San Telmo Gazette
Market21 Jan 2036
Miguel Villalba asks to leave San Telmo
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout21 Jan 2036
Miguel Villalba frozen out at San Telmo
This is not rotation. Miguel Villalba has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at San Telmo is pretending otherwise.
Boardroom21 Jan 2036
The borrowing at San Telmo reaches $16.1M
Past the limit the bank set, which is the line between a club being financed and a club being in trouble. $16.1M is now the number every conversation about this club will start with.
The dugout21 Jan 2036
Noah Gómez gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market21 Jan 2036
Franco Aguirre linked with a move away
The name of Franco Aguirre keeps appearing in other people's back pages. San Telmo say nothing, which says plenty.
Market21 Jan 2036
Talks stall between San Telmo and Jefferson Giraldo
“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.
Squad21 Jan 2036
Noah Gómez: “I am not a substitute”
“I have done everything asked of me in training and it has not changed a thing on a Saturday.” The most familiar complaint in football, and one San Telmo will have to answer with minutes or with a transfer.
The dugout21 Jan 2036
Juan Martín Flores 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 Juan Martín Flores trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market21 Jan 2036
José Vidal placed on the list
San Telmo have made José Vidal available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
In brief
- The dugout The manager comes out for Miguel Villalba
- Squad The training reports on Juan Martín Flores are not good
- Squad Welcome back, Mingo