The Marbella Post
Squad12 Jul 2027
Cristian Tassano breaks a bone — 101 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 101 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
Lucas Ribeiro is a medical away from Marbella
The deal with Cultural Leonesa 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.
Market12 Jul 2027
Eugeni asks to leave Marbella
“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.
Market12 Jul 2027
Marbella sell Ernest Ohemeng for $1.1M
Ernest Ohemeng has left for Ibiza in a $1.1M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Marbella
Hugo Novoa 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.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
Door shut on Antón Escobar
Marbella asked and Racing Ferrol said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout12 Jul 2027
No hiding place for Tamir Glazer
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Tamir Glazer, and the manager let it.
Boardroom12 Jul 2027
Wages eat 89% of everything Marbella 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.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Javi Gómez is a square peg at Marbella
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
In brief
- The dugout Alcides Benítez knocks on the manager’s door
- The dugout Unai Buján has become a man the manager trusts
- Squad Claudio Villagra has company in his position