The Nagoya Grampus Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus say no — this time
The offer from Tondela for Mateus Castro was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus make their move for Yotaro Nakajima
$940.0K on the table at Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus go back to the board over Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $246.8K — a club that wants Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa enough to be asked twice.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Kensuke Nagai beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 23. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nagoya Grampus
Sho Inagaki 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 targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Matías Arezo
Nagoya Grampus asked and Penarol said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gaku Ueda steps up from the Nagoya Grampus academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gaku Ueda 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus promote Shoya Suzuki from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Shoya Suzuki has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Sho Furuhashi joins the Nagoya Grampus first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sho Furuhashi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Words at Nagoya Grampus training over how hard people work
- Player ratings Yota Sato was immovable
- Squad Shungo Sugiura stays put