The Valerenga Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Dennis Gjengaar
Successful dribbles: 34. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $4.9M for Fredrik Sjøvold
Valerenga have gone to Bodo/Glimt with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Iker Muñoz
Valerenga asked and Osasuna said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: Bogdan Popov rejects the move
Valerenga had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Empoli, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Valerenga
Ghayas Zahid 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
Oscar Hedvall stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Oscar Hedvall and Valerenga agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market10 Aug 2026
Valerenga promote Jonas Henriksen from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jonas Henriksen 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Valerenga promote Ruben Linnes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ruben Linnes 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ole Pedersen steps up from the Valerenga academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ole Pedersen 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 Valerenga promote Patrick Meling from within
- Match A bad afternoon for Valerenga against Tromso
- The dugout No hiding place for Mathias Grundetjern