The Penafiel Post
Squad3 Aug 2026
Joan Femenías stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Joan Femenías and Penafiel agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Penafiel
Raúl Alcaina 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
Eyes on Max Svensson again
The phone has started ringing about Max Svensson again, and this time the name on the line is Tarazona. Penafiel are listening politely and promising nothing.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Penafiel rebuffed over Newertton
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Shakhtar have kept their man, and Penafiel go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Penafiel
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Davo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Penafiel count the cost of losing Meireles Injai
40 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Àlex Carbonell's contract
49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
A loan move for Wallace Yan is in the works
Penafiel have made the call to Flamengo. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
A loan move for Tylel Tati is in the works
Penafiel have made the call to FC Nantes. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Penafiel and Mario Rivas
- Market Penafiel bring in an old head
- The dugout Iano Simão knocks on the manager's door