The WSG Tirol Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Christoph Klarer arrives at WSG Tirol in a $16.9M statement of intent
There comes a point where a club either backs its own ambition or admits it does not have any. WSG Tirol have paid $16.9M for Christoph Klarer, which is the loudest way there is of saying which one it chose.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Thomas Sabitzer again
The phone has started ringing about Thomas Sabitzer again, and this time the name on the line is Austria Lustenau. WSG Tirol are listening politely and promising nothing.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
WSG Tirol make their move for Maximilian Entrup
$1.5M on the table at LASK. 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
Words exchanged at WSG Tirol
David Gugganig 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.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The town asked, and WSG Tirol paid $16.9M
Christoph Klarer was the name on every phone-in, and the club has gone and signed him for $16.9M. For one week the board can do no wrong, which is a week most boards never get.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
WSG Tirol rebuffed over Paul Mayr
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Austria Wien have kept their man, and WSG Tirol go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Michael Olakigbe
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Match8 Aug 2026
WSG Tirol see off Blau-Weiß Linz
Three points for WSG Tirol, 2‑0 the final word against Blau-Weiß Linz in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Alexander Lainer joins the WSG Tirol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alexander Lainer is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Peter Prass steps up from the WSG Tirol academy
- Player ratings A masterclass from Thomas Sabitzer
- Squad 100 appearances for Adam Stejskal