Anderlecht charmed by leftback of Mechelen

THURSDAY, 12 APRIL 2018, 11:24 - lajoya
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TRANSFERS Now that KV Mechelen is relegating, left back Elias Cobbaut has indicated that he wants to leave the club. The 20-year-old defender is the revelation of Malinwa this season and is too good for 1B. The full G5, including Anderlecht, has Cobbaut on its list.


Cobbaut, a youth product from KV Mechelen, surfaced last season during Play-Off 2. He was nine times in the starting eleven. This season, he started strong, then experienced a dip just like his entire team, but came out again under Dennis van Wijk. He was in the starting eleven 28 times during the regular season. Last autumn he also got a place at the national U21.

The position of the left back is a place that can use reinforcement at all G5 clubs. Anderlecht only has Ivan Obradovic and he is not playing his best season. Alain De Nil, the agent of Cobbaut, has already informed KV Mechelen that Cobbaut wants to go higher. Last summer there was already interest from Club Brugge. KV Mechelen hopes to receive around 2.5 million euros for Cobbaut.





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