The Aalesund Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Uba Charles is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aalesund is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Emil Engqvist pops up at the right end — 7.72
7.72, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Oscar Buur
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Aalesund have done the hard part with FC Copenhagen, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Uba Charles signs for Rosenborg while still at Aalesund
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Uba Charles has agreed terms with Rosenborg for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $4.0K for Mustapha Abu
Aalesund have gone to Egersund with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
KFUM Oslo tell Aalesund: Emil Ødegaard 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Emil Engqvist signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Emil Engqvist and Aalesund agree another 4 years.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Uba Charles gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market10 Aug 2026
Martin Henriksen steps up from the Aalesund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Martin Henriksen has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Hakon Ryerson steps up from the Aalesund academy
- Market One of our own: Vegard Haaland joins the Aalesund first team
- Match Emil Engqvist the difference as Aalesund beat IK Start