The Fortuna Sittard Herald
Market7 Jun 2027
Syb van Ottele asks to leave Fortuna Sittard
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad7 Jun 2027
Lino Kabuya Tshiamala is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Transfer targets7 Jun 2027
De Graafschap tell Fortuna Sittard: Milan Smits 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.
Squad7 Jun 2027
Words exchanged at Fortuna Sittard
Yassin Oukili and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market7 Jun 2027
Fortuna Sittard promote Robin Timber from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robin Timber has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market7 Jun 2027
Fortuna Sittard promote Marten Frimpong from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marten Frimpong has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market7 Jun 2027
One of our own: Virgil Frimpong joins the Fortuna Sittard first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Virgil Frimpong is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad7 Jun 2027
Luka Tunjić signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Luka Tunjić and Fortuna Sittard agree another 4 years.
Transfer targets7 Jun 2027
Fortuna Sittard ask about Arno Verschueren
A loan enquiry to Club Brugge: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Squad Words at Fortuna Sittard training over how hard people work
- The dugout Fortuna Sittard keep their word to Dean Schenkhuizen
- The dugout Daan Bisschops has become a man the manager trusts