The Wil Chronicle
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Wil
0‑3 against Bellinzona, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Nicolas Glaus’s move to Wil collapses on the table
Fee agreed, terms agreed, and a scan that said otherwise. He goes back to Grasshopper; Wil go back to the market; and both will insist there is no story here.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Alexandre Dias Patricio would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Alexandre Dias Patricio is living that version at Wil, and it tends to show in the first month.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Mattia Zanotti at that price
Wil offered $700.0K; Lugano said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jean-Paul N'Djoli 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 Wil this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Wil
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Elias Maluvunu was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ruben Xhaka joins the Wil first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ruben Xhaka 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
Ivo Gavranovic steps up from the Wil academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivo Gavranovic 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
Remo Zakaria steps up from the Wil academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Remo Zakaria 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.
In brief
- Market Wil promote Christian Seferovic from within
- Player ratings Marwane Hajij did the work nobody counts — 6.52
- Player ratings Jean-Paul N'Djoli did the work nobody counts — 6.45