The Grasshopper Post
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
$12.9M settles it between the clubs for Petar Musa
FC Dallas have accepted the money. What Grasshopper do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Clément Michelin arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Clément Michelin has, at Grasshopper, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market10 Aug 2026
Grasshopper turn down Colchester United for Luke Plange
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Michaël Frey stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Michaël Frey and Grasshopper agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Grasshopper make their move for Betim Fazliji
$320.0K on the table at St. Gallen. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Grasshopper
Justin Hammel 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Xherdan Schär joins the Grasshopper first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Xherdan Schär 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
One of our own: Granit Comert joins the Grasshopper first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Granit Comert 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
Silvan Rodriguez steps up from the Grasshopper academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Silvan Rodriguez 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
- Squad Words at Grasshopper training over how hard people work
- The dugout No hiding place for Tim Meyer
- The dugout Michaël Frey asks for a word with the manager