N'Diaye also out with injury
David Hubert can cross out another defender for the cup match against Beerschot. Moussa N'Diaye has a hamstring injury and cannot play. His appearance Sunday against Club Brugge is also uncertain. Read more »
David Hubert can cross out another defender for the cup match against Beerschot. Moussa N'Diaye has a hamstring injury and cannot play. His appearance Sunday against Club Brugge is also uncertain. Read more »
Anderlecht starts the new year with the same concerns as before: defensive problems. Jan Vertonghen injured himself during the first training session of the year and will be sidelined for at least six to eight weeks. In addition, Zanka Jorgensen is awaiting his transfer and will not be available for the cup match against Beerschot. Moussa N'Diaye is also struggling with some discomfort and is uncertain. Read more »
This morning Het Nieuwsblad came out with the news that Jan Vertonghen was out until the end of January. Coach David Hubert confirmed that news, saying the defender's unavailability will last a bit longer, six to eight weeks. Read more »
Anderlecht is said to have made a first offer to Real Betis for the rental with option to buy Senegalese defender Nobel Mendy. However, this offer does not meet the demands of the Sevilla club, which paid nearly a million euros to Paris FC for the 20-year-old player last summer. The current offer from purple and white is considered too low by Betis, both in terms of initial transfer fee and conditions for additional transfer revenue. However, upon fulfilling all the conditions, Betis could earn up to 4 million euros. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen is out at least until the end of January due to an ankle injury he suffered in training. The defender was close to a comeback after a lingering Achilles tendon injury. That is, until he sprained his ankle in training. Read more »
Sacha Tavolieri reports that 19-year-old Gambian Haruna Rasid Njie of Rigas FS is still on Anderlecht's radar. The defensive midfielder can also be played centrally or on the left in defense.
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According to Talksport, Matt Targett is now also said to be on Anderlecht's list. Targett is not getting on at Newcastle and wants to re-launch his career. According to the same source, Frankfurt would also show interest. For now, it doesn't seem to be more than a rumor. With a weekly wage of £70,000, Targett is simply too expensive unless Newcastle agree to a rental deal as well as continue to pay the bulk of the wages. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren is said to have attracted interest from Turkish Trabzonspor. According to a Turkish source, the Süper Lig club is exploring options to attract the Belgian player. Earlier, interest from Westerlo was also reported, but a transfer to the Kemphans is not very realistic. Verschaeren's future with Anderlecht remains unclear. The player is experiencing a shaky season and, before the injury wave, mostly took his place on the bench. Read more »
For those wondering why no reinforcements have been announced yet: the transfer market in Belgium only opens tomorrow, on Jan. 7. So from then on, clubs can attract players or let them go. The transfer window runs until Feb. 3. So Olivier Renard has less than a month to arrange the necessary transfers to make Anderlecht competitive for the last half of the season. On top of that, Anderlecht's sporting director should not go out with an empty wallet. There would be a certain transfer budget available. Read more »
For those wondering why no reinforcements have been announced yet: the transfer market in Belgium only opens tomorrow, on Jan. 7. So from then on, clubs can attract players or let them go. The transfer window runs until Feb. 3. So Olivier Renard has less than a month to arrange the necessary transfers to make Anderlecht competitive for the last half of the season. On top of that, Anderlecht's sporting director should not go out with an empty wallet. There would be a certain transfer budget available.
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Mario Stroeykens is back on the training field after an ankle injury he suffered in early December. However, he will not be ready for the game against Club Brugge this weekend. According to some newspapers, he is still working toward that match, but the club denies that following La Dernière Heure. He is not expected to be back in the team for another two weeks, on Jan. 19 against Mechelen. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen suffered a new injury during training, twisting his ankle. The severity of this new injury has not yet been fully determined, but the initial prognosis is positive. It seems that his recovery will be similar to that of Killian Sardella, who recently suffered an ankle injury. La Libre Belgique reported this morning. Read more »
There is light at the end of the tunnel for Mario Stroeykens. The Latest News knows that the attacking midfielder is back on the practice field completing running drills. Read more »
Het Nieuwsblad knows more about the injury Jan Vertonghen suffered at training yesterday. The newspaper reports that he knocked over his ankle in an innocuous action. He is currently walking on crutches. It remains to be seen if his ligaments were hit. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen, now 37, must again postpone his return due to a new ankle injury he suffered during a training session. The length of his absence is still unclear. Vertonghen last played on Aug. 4, 2024, and previously suffered from a persistent Achilles tendon problem that kept him on the sidelines for months. Meanwhile, he was fit enough again, but playing was not yet in the cards. Read more »
Moussa N'Diaye has had a strong outward round and that has not escaped foreign clubs either. Speaking to Senegal's D Sports, N'Diaye confirmed that talks are underway with Nottingham Forest. “But I leave it to my broker. I'm focusing on my performance.” Read more »
As of January 1, 2025, Sunweb became the new sponsor of RSC Anderlecht. This is a partnership that is set for three seasons. Napoleon has moved to the back of the shirt because of legislation around gambling advertising. The new shirts are available through the club's official fanshop. Read more »
Former Anderlecht player Gilbert 'Gille' Van Binst passed away last night in Zaventem at the age of 73. Van Binst was part of Anderlecht's top team at the end of the 1970s, which won the European Cup II twice, among other things.
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Last summer, Anderlecht said goodbye to several players. The soccer season is now halfway over for these guys as well. Time to take stock. We start today with the boys from the Futures who went elsewhere. Read more »
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Zanka wants to leave Anderlecht during the winter mercato. The defender was booed by the fans in the closing stages of the game against Dender. Olivier Renard therefore has to look for two new central defenders. Read more »
Anderlecht slipped considerably with a sour 2-3 defeat against Dender. It started very weak and was soon behind. Purple-White got better into the game and after half an hour it had scored twice itself through Verschaeren and Dreyer. But after halftime Anderlecht, with a substituted Hazard, dropped away completely and Dender punished the lax and too self-confident attitude of Purple-White in the closing stages. Anderlecht only had a few chances after that, but they could not avoid the painful defeat. Purple-White urgently needs to recover in January. Read more »
In Jan Vertonghen's absence, Leander Dendoncker got the captain's armband around his arm several times immediately after his return. Meanwhile, it has been since late October. In Het Laatste Nieuws today, coach David Hubert says it was a conscious decision to stop making Dendoncker captain (for now?). Read more »
Thorgan was present in the stands during the match against Genk, but RSC Anderlecht's medical staff decided he could not play. The team judged that this match was not suitable for his return. However, for the final match of the calendar year against Dender, Thorgan is expected to be back in the squad. Anders Dreyer is also expected to make his return to the squad for this occasion. Read more »
Maybe we will see Thorgan Hazard in action before the winter break. There is a chance he could be in the squad against Dender on Friday. Wait and see if he will effectively make minutes. Especially coach David Hubert is still in doubt, he does not want to rush anything. Read more »
RSCA Futsal suffered a sour loss of points. Purple-White had been too strong for the Belgian competition for over two years, but that long series has thus come to an end with a 3-3 draw against Hasselt. Read more »
Coach David Hubert will be able to count on Zanka as well as Tristan Degreef against Genk. For Killian Sardella and Thorgan Hazard, the match comes just a little too early. Hopeful news is that Jan Vertonghen is training again. Read more »
Certain newspapers are reporting that Killian Sardella is still not able to train full time with the group after all. The defender is said to be still suffering from some discomfort which makes his appearance against Racing Genk very doubtful. He will probably not even be included in the squad and his return to action will be delayed for a week. Read more »
