The Aalesund Chronicle
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Aalesund go back to the board over Julian Faye Lund
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $400.0K — a club that wants Julian Faye Lund enough to be asked twice.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Elias Hagen in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Aalesund this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Erik Frøysa attracts admirers
The name of Erik Frøysa has come up in conversations Aalesund were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jonas Thorsby steps up from the Aalesund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonas Thorsby 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
Bjorn Svensson steps up from the Aalesund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bjorn Svensson 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
Jens King steps up from the Aalesund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jens King 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Viking take the points off Aalesund
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No place for Mathias Wichmann in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Aalesund are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Transfer targets Aalesund try to borrow Storm Strand-Kolbjørnsen
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Per-Egil Flo