The Basel Courier
Market19 Jul 2027
Giacomo Koloto moves on
Luzern pay $3.1M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Market19 Jul 2027
Karim Konaté wants European nights
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Tempers go at Basel
Metinho 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 Basel
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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Silvan Aebischer steps up from the Basel academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Silvan Aebischer 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Philipp Benito steps up from the Basel academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Philipp Benito 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.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
A promise honoured at Basel
Something was said to Flavius Daniliuc and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
Flavius Daniliuc gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Flavius Daniliuc is on it.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
Jonas Harder asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Looking ahead Gabriel Sigua faces his old club
- Squad A season on the outside for Emmanuel Essiam
- Squad An empty peg next to Keigo Tsunemoto