The Mtarfa Chronicle
Market3 Aug 2026
Marcos Cortez puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Mtarfa, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Marcos Cortez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Marcos Cortez commits to Mtarfa for another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Mtarfa
Jade Clarke and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Mtarfa ask about Matthias Fenech
A loan enquiry to Mgarr United: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
A loan move for Matteo Lorenzi is in the works
Mtarfa have made the call to Sliema Wanderers. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Market3 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Mtarfa and Jade Clarke
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Mtarfa, another week without a signature from Jade Clarke.
In brief
- Squad Andrew Tutte has company in his position
- Market Brady Parnis leaves for nothing
- Market Cameron Matthews leaves for nothing
- Squad Andrew Tutte is starting to look at home