Ronaldo

Defensive Midfielder - Castellón
29 May 2027
Saturday
Process
24 Edition

The Castellón Post

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Ronaldo 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 Castellón can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Nathan Fisher is a Castellón player again

He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.

Match

Castellón see off Mirandés

Three points for Castellón, 1-0 the final word against Mirandés in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

James Rodrigues signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” James Rodrigues commits to Castellón for another 4 years.

Squad

Nicolás Contín 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.

Market

Castellón and Álex Méndez are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

Market

Jérémy Mellot linked with a move away

The name of Jérémy Mellot keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Castellón say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad

Somebody is after Awer Mabil’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Awer Mabil suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Castellón have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Squad

Israel Suero unhappy with how he is being used

Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Israel Suero has let it be known that he does not like the way Castellón are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.

In brief

Back issues
6 Edition

The Castellón Post

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Cádiz come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Castellón did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Market

Álvaro García asks to leave Castellón

“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.

Boardroom

Wages eat 353% of everything Castellón earn

There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Romain Matthys

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match

Castellón get the job done against Zaragoza

A 1-0 win over Zaragoza, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

The armband comes off Diego Barri

Castellón will explain it as a decision about the team, and it may well be one. A dressing room has never once read it that way.

Squad

Pablo Santiago is off the mark for Castellón

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Squad

Fabricio asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market

The window shut and Ronaldo is still in the building

Castellón spent a month trying to move him and nobody rang back. He trains with a squad that has told him where he stands, and both sides start counting down to the next one.

In brief