The Nagoya Grampus Sentinel
Market17 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus turn down Kawasaki Frontale for Sho Inagaki
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus rebuffed over Mao Hosoya
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Kashiwa Reysol have kept their man, and Nagoya Grampus go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus sell a favourite for $2.3M
The accountants will call it good business and they will be right, which is not the point anybody outside the boardroom is making. Takuya Uchida was one of the reasons people came, and $2.3M does not replace that by itself.
Market17 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus sell Takuya Uchida for $2.3M
Takuya Uchida has left for Jubilo Iwata in a $2.3M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Nagoya Grampus
Mateus Castro and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market17 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus sell Ryosuke Yamanaka for $210.0K
Ryosuke Yamanaka has left for Urawa Reds in a $210.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Nagoya Grampus training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ryuji Izumi is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match15 Aug 2026
Nagoya Grampus see off Vegalta Sendai
Three points for Nagoya Grampus, 2‑1 the final word against Vegalta Sendai in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Ninety minutes of Mateus Castro at his very best
Marked 8.24. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Nagoya Grampus.
In brief
- Squad Nagoya Grampus lose Junya Maeda
- The dugout Maya Endo: “That is the standard”
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Kensuke Nagai