The Luzern Courier
Squad19 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Luzern
Leonardo Bertone 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.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Luzern
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
The terraces19 Jul 2027
The town asked, and Luzern paid $3.1M
Giacomo Koloto was the name on every phone-in, and the club has gone and signed him for $3.1M. For one week the board can do no wrong, which is a week most boards never get.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A row about effort at Luzern
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matteo di Giusto was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market19 Jul 2027
A long bet from Luzern on Giacomo Koloto
He is 19, and nobody at Luzern signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market19 Jul 2027
One of our own: Simon Aebischer joins the Luzern first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Simon Aebischer is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Jul 2027
One of our own: Djibril Okafor joins the Luzern first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Djibril Okafor is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Jul 2027
One of our own: Granit Elvedi joins the Luzern first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Granit Elvedi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Luzern ask about Faustino Anjorin
A loan enquiry to Torino: 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 Too much change too quickly at Luzern
- The dugout No hiding place for Rúben Dantas Fernandes
- Squad Giacomo Koloto is a square peg at Luzern