The Austria Salzburg Courier
Squad30 Jul 2029
A knee injury of the worst kind for André Serra
72 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Austria Salzburg lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Market30 Jul 2029
Paul Lipczinski hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Austria Salzburg can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout30 Jul 2029
Baran Sarka says Austria Salzburg went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match28 Jul 2029
No end in sight to Austria Salzburg's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Austria Salzburg has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad30 Jul 2029
Words exchanged at Austria Salzburg
Tobias Anselm 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.
Transfer targets30 Jul 2029
No deal for Edvin Ramić at that price
Austria Salzburg offered $320.0K; Austria Klagenfurt 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.
Boardroom30 Jul 2029
Graduation day at Austria Salzburg
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Transfer targets30 Jul 2029
Austria Salzburg rebuffed over Louie Barry
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. LASK have kept their man, and Austria Salzburg go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout30 Jul 2029
No hiding place for Florian Rieder
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Florian Rieder, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Marko Lainer joins the Austria Salzburg first team
- Market One of our own: Raphael Sabitzer joins the Austria Salzburg first team
- Market Austria Salzburg promote Florian Junuzovic from within