The Grasshopper Post
Match15 Aug 2026
A hiding for Grasshopper
Beaten 1‑4 by Young Boys, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A move Erhan Mašović would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Erhan Mašović is living that version at Grasshopper, and it tends to show in the first month.
Market17 Aug 2026
Remo Arnold arrives at Grasshopper in a $1.8M statement of intent
There comes a point where a club either backs its own ambition or admits it does not have any. Grasshopper have paid $1.8M for Remo Arnold, which is the loudest way there is of saying which one it chose.
Market17 Aug 2026
St. Pölten come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Grasshopper did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
No deal for Andrej Bačanin at that price
Grasshopper offered $1.4M; Basel 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Grasshopper go back to the board over Andrej Bačanin
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $1.5M — a club that wants Andrej Bačanin enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Elio Trochen will not be coming to Grasshopper
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Bellinzona is saying, and nobody at Grasshopper is enjoying the guessing.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Grasshopper
Michaël Frey 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 targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Mika Baur
Grasshopper asked and SC Paderborn said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Erhan Mašović
- Squad Ismajl Beka falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Erhan Mašović is a square peg at Grasshopper