According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Nathan De Cat's injury is progressing well. What had been feared as a four- to six-week absence now looks shorter: the player is ahead of schedule and could even see minutes this weekend. De Cat suffered an ankle sprain against AA Gent. He has already rejoined group training, and staff expect him to be able to train more and for longer in the coming days. Read more »
Mario Stroeykens injured himself on Saturday against KV Mechelen. "A thigh injury," coach Jérémy Taravel said at his press conference this afternoon. "He will be out for longer than two to three weeks." Taravel added that Stroeykens must undergo an additional scan next week; only then will the exact length of his absence be known. Read more »
While Anderlecht's new sporting director has not yet officially taken up his post, a first strategic decision already appears to have been made internally: RSCA will not trigger the purchase options for Coba Da Costa and Mihajlo Ilic. The two players, loaned this season, have not convinced enough to justify the planned investments — €2.5 million for Da Costa and €5.5 million for Ilic. Read more »
After a painful evening at Jan Breydel, Adriano Bertaccini has quickly picked himself up. The RSC Anderlecht forward was a decisive factor for the second game running and secured his side's victory at KV Mechelen last weekend. The match-winner celebrated exuberantly, making clear gestures toward the club crest and the supporters. It was a release after a spell in which he had been under fire. Read more »
Mihajlo Cvetkovic appeared satisfied after the match, in which he found the back of the net. Still, he emphasized that the team's victory remains the most important thing. According to him, the coach had asked beforehand to come on with extra energy and quality, confident that a goal would then follow naturally—an expectation he was able to fulfill. Read more »
Anderlecht won 2-1 away at KV Mechelen. Just like last week, the purple-and-white managed to turn a deficit into a victory. After another poor first half, Anderlecht went into the break trailing 1-0. But in the second half the substitutes Cvetkovic and Bertaccini put things right within ten minutes. Read more »
Herman Van Holsbeeck, the former Anderlecht manager, has volunteered at Rhodienne-De Hoek while awaiting his trial. Eight years after leaving professional football, Van Holsbeeck has resurfaced at the sidelines of KFC Rhodienne-De Hoek's youth pitches. The ex-RSCA chief is acting there as a volunteer adviser. It was his grandson Eliyah, a player at the club, who brought him back to the field. Read more »
Four to six weeks: that is how long Nathan De Cat is expected to be sidelined. Het Laatste Nieuws reports this evening that Anderlecht will do everything possible to have De Cat fit to play again in four weeks. After all, the Belgian Cup final is scheduled for 14 May. The paper learned from a reliable source that De Cat will undergo additional examinations later this week to optimise his rehabilitation. Read more »
No — Jérémy Taravel is the first to admit that Anderlecht did not play well against Gent. The coach was nonetheless pleased and relieved that his side still managed to claim all three points. "The bench made the difference. That shows we are a close-knit team," Taravel said. Read more »
Adriano Bertaccini scored Anderlecht's third goal against Gent, a boost for the purple-and-white forward who hadn't found the net for some time. He admits the strike did him good both personally and for the team. Bertaccini said the bench made the difference in this match and singled out Tristan Degreef's impressive cameo. He celebrated his goal with a member of the staff who had predicted he would score in this game. Read more »
Nathan de Cat has nevertheless suffered a serious injury. After yesterday's match there had been cautious optimism, but the midfielder is now sidelined for 4 to 6 weeks. That means he will miss the bulk of the playoffs. The cup final is also hanging by a thread: it takes place in almost exactly one month, so De Cat would only be available in the most favourable scenario — and then without match fitness. Read more »
A weak Anderlecht snatched a 3-1 win over AA Gent in the dying moments. The Mauves were slow and uninspired while Gent created plenty of chances. In the 78th minute Verschaeren cancelled out Kanga's early opener from the penalty spot. Suddenly Anderlecht believed again, and in stoppage time substitutes Degreef and Bertaccini made it 3-1. Read more »
It has now been two months since Sporting was left without a sporting director. Two months in which supporters keep asking the same question: who will take back charge of the sporting policy? Meanwhile the file pile is growing. The new season is being prepared now, not in July... Read more »
With a goal just before the hour mark, Thorgan Hazard stirred Anderlecht back to life. Yet the playmaker was far from satisfied with the performance Anderlecht produced. "We came with the best intentions, but didn't show that in the first half." Read more »
Rami Lougmani received the Future Cup's player of the tournament trophy. With five goals he played a key part in Anderlecht's overall victory. He also finished as top scorer. "I really have no words for this," he said, clearly overwhelmed. Read more »
Anderlecht lost 4-2 at Club Brugge. Before the break the purple-and-white were completely blown away by the home side, who astonishingly led only 3-0 at halftime. After the interval Brugge suddenly eased off, which allowed Anderlecht back into the game: Hazard and Cvetkovic pulled it back to 3-2. In stoppage time Vermant finally sealed the win with a counter. Read more »
Jérémy Taravel will have to do without the injured César Huerta and Danylo Sikan against Club Brugge, and Nathan Saliba is also out due to suspension. “Otherwise, the squad is fully available,” says Taravel. Read more »
The situation around Thorgan Hazard at RSC Anderlecht is about more than his impressive statistics. Although the forward has delivered strong performances this season, a contract extension is far from guaranteed. On his 33rd birthday Hazard can look back on a solid season with 12 goals and 8 assists. That places him among the most efficient players in the Jupiler Pro League, just behind names like Nicolas Tresoldi and Christos Tzolis. Read more »
Danylo Sikan has been struggling with pubalgia for some time and has now undergone surgery. According to Het Nieuwsblad, he is expected to be sidelined for only about a month. If that proves correct, he could still feature this season. Pubalgia is a general term for pain around the pubic bone and groin. Read more »
Former Anderlecht player Juan Lozano (70) was struck by a severe brain haemorrhage two months ago. Lozano is recovering in Belgium, but his recuperation has reportedly been difficult. Lozano was one of the absolute top players to have worn the Anderlecht shirt. The Spaniard first made a name for himself at Beerschot and, after a spell in the American league alongside Johan Cruyff, Anderlecht brought him back to Belgium. Read more »
Anderlecht is one of the clubs showing interest in Elias Benkara, an 18-year-old center back from Borussia Dortmund. This is reported by Bild. According to the German newspaper, Dortmund is very keen to keep Benkara, but he is unsure whether staying is the right choice.
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Thomas Meunier's contract with Lille expires at the end of this season, but at 34, the Red Devils' right back still feels in top shape. He doesn't yet know where his future lies. He hasn't ruled out a return to Belgium. He's even open to Anderlecht.
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In the series "How healthy is your club?" Het Nieuwsblad, together with sports economist Wim Lagae (KU Leuven), analyses the financial and structural state of Belgian professional clubs. This time Anderlecht is under the microscope. Who holds the reins? The majority of the club is owned by Marc Coucke and business partner Joris Ide, although Ide tends to stay more in the background. Read more »
Zeno Debast is available again after a long period of rehabilitation. The defender was sidelined for almost five months with a knee injury, longer than initially expected. “I returned too quickly and suffered a relapse. Mentally that was tough, but I came out of it stronger,” he says. Read more »
Danylo Sikan has been missing from RSC Anderlecht's matchday squad for several weeks. The 24-year-old striker is struggling with a persistent adductor issue, possibly linked to pubalgia, making surgery increasingly likely. The forward, who was signed from Trabzonspor in January for roughly four million euros, has so far failed to make an impact in Brussels. In six appearances — three of them starts — he has totaled 227 minutes without a goal or an assist. Read more »
At RSC Anderlecht, too, the defeat against Cercle Brugge left a clear mark on Ludwig Augustinsson. The Swedish defender spared neither himself nor his teammates in his post-match reaction. According to Augustinsson, Anderlecht never reached the required level. “We completely failed to play our own game,” he said sharply. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht managed to qualify for the Champions' Play-offs after a chaotic and disappointing evening, but there was little sign of relief. The defeat to Cercle Brugge left deep marks, and coach Jérémy Taravel was unusually sharp about his squad afterwards. “With this mindset we won't win a single match in the play-offs,” he said bluntly. The ending of the match summed up the whole night. Read more »
Anderlecht finished sixth in the league after a 2-3 defeat to Cercle Brugge. Mauves were uninspired and comprehensively outplayed before the interval by a sharp Cercle, who led 1-3 after 45 minutes. After the break Anderlecht were unlucky when an early effort came back off the woodwork, and Cercle largely kept control until Hazard pulled one back in the 90th minute to make it 2-3. Fortunately for Anderlecht, Genk were held to a draw in La Louvière, so a truly nightmarish outcome was avoided. Read more »
At the end of March three Belgian youth national teams will be in action in qualification matches for a European Championship. The federation has just announced the squads for the U19, U18 and U17 teams. Neerpede is represented by nine players. Read more »
