The Excelsior Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Irakli Yegoian signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Irakli Yegoian and Excelsior agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Excelsior
Szymon Włodarczyk 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
No hiding place for Nesto Groen
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Nesto Groen, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nobody at Excelsior has picked up the phone to Noah Naujoks
48 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
Market10 Aug 2026
Excelsior buy the years ahead of Wout Malen
He is 16, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Irakli Yegoian knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Excelsior, and both men came out saying it was fine.