Resistance against takeover bid Gheysens

OTHER Within the board of Anderlecht the resistance against Paul Gheysens as a possible taker of the club is growing. This is what Het Nieuwsblad claims. The fear is that Gheysens mainly wants to buy Anderlecht to push through his project with the Eurostadium.


Tomorrow the Board of Directors of Anderlecht will meet and the selling of the club is one of the agenda items. No decision will be taken yet, but the various dossiers will be discussed.

Within the board there is much doubt about Gheysens. The building contractor needs a football club to play in the Eurostadium, otherwise the deal with the city of Brussels on the stadium will not go through. The fear is that Gheysens only wants to buy Anderlecht for that reason. Some in the club are also convinced that it was Gheysens who leaked the news about the sales to put pressure on the dossier.

Usmanov

The doubts about Gheysens mean that the Russian Alisher Usmanov now has the best papers to buy Anderlecht. He would also want to offer 100 million euros, 25 million euros more than Gheysens. The Russian, who is also a shareholder of Arsenal, wants to move quickly to concrete discussions, but it did not come that far yet.

Van Damme

Finally, Alexandre Van Damme has not yet disappeared from the scene. The richest Belgian is always in the shadow, but he does have a right to pre-emption. If a prospective buyer offers a certain amount and Van Damme wants to pay the same amount, he will be given preference. The fact that he extended his share package from 2.5 to 15 percent not so long ago could be a sign.