The Utrecht Gazette
Squad3 Aug 2026
Souffian El Karouani signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Souffian El Karouani and Utrecht agree another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Utrecht
Dani de Wit 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Vasilis Barkas falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market3 Aug 2026
Eyes on Kevin Gadellaa again
The phone has started ringing about Kevin Gadellaa again, and this time the name on the line is ADO Den Haag. Utrecht are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Vasilis Barkas 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
49 months and counting on Siebe Horemans
Still no offer on the table, and Siebe Horemans’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Utrecht and Kevin Gadellaa
- Market Kevin Paredes leaves for nothing