The Zurich Herald
Squad19 Jul 2027
Juan-José Perea 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 Zurich this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market19 Jul 2027
Granit Freuler comes home
The shirt still fits. Granit Freuler is back at Zurich, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market19 Jul 2027
As if he never left: Xherdan Ndoye returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Xherdan Ndoye is a Zurich player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market19 Jul 2027
Kevin Akanji is a Zurich player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market19 Jul 2027
Steven Mvogo comes home
The shirt still fits. Steven Mvogo is back at Zurich, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A wage question at Zurich
Arthur Zagré has done the arithmetic and does not like the answer. Nothing corrodes a squad faster, and no club has ever solved it by explaining the wage structure to a footballer.
In brief
- Squad Ilan Sauter knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad A season on the outside for Loan Merrifield
- Boardroom The Zurich production line keeps running
- Boardroom Zurich spend where nobody can see it