The Basel Courier
Market24 Aug 2026
Jonas Harder says no to Radnik Surdulica
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Jonas Harder had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Market24 Aug 2026
Basel turn down Thun for Marvin Akahomen
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market24 Aug 2026
Basel pay Luzern $950.0K for a proper upgrade
Luzern did not want to sell and the number is why they did. $950.0K for Pascal Loretz, and the expectation that arrives with him is the kind no amount of settling-in period softens.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
No deal for Nikolas Muci at that price
Basel offered $1.2M; Grasshopper said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
St. Gallen tell Basel: Corsin Konietzke is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Pascal Loretz
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Pascal Loretz, and the manager let it.
Market24 Aug 2026
Le Puy Foot 43 are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Basel will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
The manager has not finished forgetting Bećir Omeragić's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
The afternoon belonged to Ibrahim Salah
A mark of 7.69, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
In brief
- Match Basel share the spoils with Winterthur
- The dugout Fabian Widmer on the point
- Player ratings Bećir Omeragić never got going