The Luzern Courier
Market19 Jul 2027
Wil come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Luzern did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
No thanks: Áron Yaakobishvili rejects the move
Luzern had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Barcelona, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Eyes on Lucas Ferreira again
The phone has started ringing about Lucas Ferreira again, and this time the name on the line is Étoile Carouge. Luzern are listening politely and promising nothing.
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.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Door shut on Filippo Rinaldi
Luzern asked and Parma said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market19 Jul 2027
Kevin Xhaka steps up from the Luzern academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kevin Xhaka 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
Luzern promote Granit Freuler from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Granit Freuler 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.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A row about effort at Luzern
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Sinan Karweina was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Jonas Auer plays
- The dugout Oscar Kabwit asks for a word with the manager
- The dugout A door opens for Ali Şaşal Vural