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Dossier TL-D85EStatus: Under investigationOpened 7 Oct 2026

Expected window: summer 2027

William Mirwasser to RC Strasbourg Alsace

Last update: 27 days ago

Evidence score

Evidence score
Verdict

L'Équipe reports that William Mirwasser, a French right-back at Hong Kong FC, is in contact with Everton, Blackburn and Strasbourg. Get Football News France says he has visited Strasbourg to discuss his future.

Independent sources
1
verified outlets
Repeated by
2
outlets, not first-hand
Denials
0
dispute the claim
Deal stage
contact
3 outlets
How the score is calculated
  • Independent sources10/40

    1 independent source (max 4); 2 other outlets only repeat someone else's reporting

  • Source track record13/25

    50% estimated accuracy (1 past case, small samples are pulled towards 40%)

  • Deal stage6/25

    Stage: contact

  • How recent6/10

    Last update 27 days ago

Score capped at 30: a single source is a lead, not a signal

What we know

L'Équipe reports that William Mirwasser, a French right-back at Hong Kong FC, is in contact with Everton, Blackburn and Strasbourg. Get Football News France says he has visited Strasbourg to discuss his future.

The story began on 6 Oct, when L'Équipe reported contact with the three clubs. On 7 Oct, Get Football News France and Goodison News reported interest and visits. Nothing has been decided yet, per Goodison News.

Key findings

  • First report: 6 Oct 2026, L'Équipe.
  • 1 independent source behind it (L'Équipe); 2 other outlets only repeat earlier reporting.
  • No Tier 1-2 source stands behind it, so the score is capped at 30.
  • Deal stage reached by a counted source: contact.
  • No second independent source corroborates it.
  • Latest evidence: 27 days ago.

Who reported it

OutletTierWhat they saidTrack recordChecked
L'Équipe
06/10/2026
Tier 1 · Primary

William Mirwasser, titulaire au Hong Kong FC, en contact avec Everton, Blackburn et Strasbourg

Stage: contact

1 case, no percentage yetOriginal source
Goodison News
07/10/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

The idea behind these trips is to discover the training centres of these clubs and also to discuss the player's future. Nothing has been decided yet.

Stage: interest

No history yetRepeats another outlet
Get Football News France
07/10/2026
Tier 4 · Speculative

William Mirwasser (17), a French defender currently playing for Hong Kong FC, is looking to make the move to Europe in the near future and has recently spent time visiting RC Strasbourg Alsace.

Stage: interest

No history yetFollows L'Équipe (06 Oct)

Tier 4 · Speculative report, later than a better-rated outlet saying the same: counted as a repeat, not a new source.

Timeline

  1. 07 Oct 2026 · Goodison News
    The idea behind these trips is to discover the training centres of these clubs and also to discuss the player's future. Nothing has been decided yet.

    Repeats reporting from another outlet. Stage: interest

  2. 07 Oct 2026 · Get Football News France
    William Mirwasser (17), a French defender currently playing for Hong Kong FC, is looking to make the move to Europe in the near future and has recently spent time visiting RC Strasbourg Alsace.

    Came after L'Équipe (Tier 1, 06 Oct) reported the same; counted as a repeat, not a new source. Stage: interest

  3. 06 Oct 2026 · L'Équipe
    William Mirwasser, titulaire au Hong Kong FC, en contact avec Everton, Blackburn et Strasbourg

    First-hand report. Stage: contact

Does RC Strasbourg Alsace need him?

Right-Back: the full-backs RC Strasbourg Alsace already have, from their squad list, and who they brought in there over the last two seasons. Facts only: we do not judge the need.

Current full-backs (3, 1 with a year or less left)

PlayerPositionAgeContract
OsoLeft-Back2330 Jun 2031
Mateo Del BlancoLeft-Back2330 Jun 2031
Genesis AntwiRight-Back1830 Jun 2027

Recent signings in this position

  • Mateo Del Blanco (Left-Back)2026/27 · from CA Unión (Santa Fe) · €2.5M
  • Oso (Left-Back)2026/27 · from Sevilla FC · €10M
  • Genesis Antwi (Right-Back)2026/27 · on loan from Chelsea FC U21
  • Angelo Candido (Right-Back)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · from São Paulo FC U20 · €5.0M
  • Ben Chilwell (Left-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · free from Chelsea FC
  • Marvin Senaya (Right-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at FC Lausanne-Sport
  • Ishé Samuels-Smith (Left-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · free from Chelsea FC U21

Is it still alive?

First report
06 Oct 2026
Latest report
07 Oct 2026 (26 days ago)
Transfer window
summer 2027: shuts in 302 days

The window the reports point to. If the move has not happened 10 days after it shuts, the dossier closes as not done.

No new reporting for over three weeks: the story is going cold.

Contract and fee

Contract until
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Reported fee
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No outlet has quoted a figure for this move yet. We never estimate one.

Also linked with

Player profile

Full name
William Salomon Mirwasser
Age
17

Photo: HKKickers, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized and cropped.

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Clubs in this move