The De Graafschap Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nils Rossen gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Nils Rossen has just signed for De Graafschap, and for once the answer mattered.
Market10 Aug 2026
De Graafschap say no — this time
The offer from Excelsior for Louka Vanderbruggen 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at De Graafschap
Reuven Niemeijer 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kyano Kwint signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kyano Kwint commits to De Graafschap for another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Anderlecht tell De Graafschap: Giulian Biancone 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Daley Stengs steps up from the De Graafschap academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daley Stengs 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
One of our own: Nathan De Roon joins the De Graafschap first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nathan De Roon is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Calvin Depay steps up from the De Graafschap academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Calvin Depay 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Kyano Kwint
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kyano Kwint, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad No place for Nils Rossen in the new shape
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at De Graafschap
- The dugout Tim Braem knocks on the manager's door