The Charleroi Gazette
Squad7 Sep 2026
A one-man rearguard from Patrik Gunnarsson
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market7 Sep 2026
Aiham Ousou 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 Charleroi can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Charleroi baulk at the price for Ilyes Najim
Waasland-Beveren wanted more than $4.6M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Door shut on Nikolas Sattlberger
Charleroi asked and Racing Genk said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Window shuts: 21 in, 4 out at Charleroi
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 21 arrived, 4 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
Market7 Sep 2026
So close: Amine Boukamir’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Westerlo moved on, Amine Boukamir reports back to Charleroi, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Market7 Sep 2026
Toby Alderweireld raises the bar for Charleroi
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Charleroi heard it as anything else.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Charleroi
Toby Alderweireld 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.
Market7 Sep 2026
Mohamed Koné moves on
Standard Liege pay $920.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
In brief
- Match Charleroi come up short against Sint-Truiden
- The dugout Patrik Gunnarsson gets it from the manager
- Squad The formation has left Ismaïl Aaneba behind