U23: Nice Brussels derby ends on 2-2
The U23 of Anderlecht drew 2-2 on the field of RWDM this evening. Duranville and Michez scored. Read more »
The U23 of Anderlecht drew 2-2 on the field of RWDM this evening. Duranville and Michez scored. Read more »
The long-awaited news is here: Jan Vertonghen has signed a two-year contract with Anderlecht. The Belgian record international (139 international matches) will receive shirt number 14. "In the past there were already contacts, but suddenly all the pieces of the puzzle fell together," Vertonghen said in a first reaction. Read more »
Anderlecht failed to win against Gent for the eleventh time in a row. After a very poor game, it lost with 0-1, a penalty converted after half-time. Anderlecht didn't create a lot of chances, although Gent defended well. Refaelov missed the only real chance at 0-0. The purple and white team left a resigned impression and could never put Gent under pressure. It sinks to the middle of the table and on Sunday OHL awaits, another club against which they did not win last season. Moreover, OHL is doing well with twelve points. Read more »
Anderlecht and Jan Vertonghen are currently negotiating the financial terms of a contract. The record international can sign for two years. Anderlecht doesn't have to worry about the transfer fee. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Benfica wants to let him go for free. Read more »
Two striking names in the selection of twenty players which Anderlecht announced for tonight's match against AA Gent. Anouar Ait El Hadj (photo) is back in the team after he was briefly demoted to the U23 team. Julian Duranville, back from injury, is also present against the Buffaloes. Read more »
Moussa N'Diaye, who came to Anderlecht from Barcelona last week, trained with his new teammates for the first time today. "But I don't think it's appropriate to include him in the selection right now," coach Felice Mazzu told us afterwards. "We don't want to rush anything." Read more »
With Amadou Diawara, Anderlecht realized a big transfer today. Both Felice Mazzu and Peter Verbeke are pleased that the Guinean midfielder has chosen Anderlecht. "Amadou himself also made a lot of efforts to make this transfer possible," Verbeke stressed. Read more »
The transfer was in the air and now it's official. The Guinean Amadou Diawara comes over from AS Roma and signs for three seasons with Anderlecht. Read more »
Where Anderlecht and Mazzu recently announced that striker Benito Raman couldn't leave, there is now a possibility that he will leave for AZ after all, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. Read more »
There is a real chance that Kristoffer Olsson will swap Anderlecht for Feyenoord tomorrow. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has learned that Feyenoord are currently making every effort to hire the midfielder from Anderlecht. It's a matter of urgency: the transfer market in the Netherlands closes tomorrow evening. Read more »
Anderlecht would have an eye on not only Amadou Diawara at AS Roma, but also Riccardo Calafiori. This is what the Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports. Calafiori is a 20-year-old left back who can also play higher Read more »
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Anderlecht are looking for reinforcements for the six-position and they have arrived at Amadou Diawara of AS Roma. Diawara is a 25-year old Guinean with a lot of experience, but is now sidelined by José Mourinho's club. Read more »
Several media are reporting the transfer of Antoine Colassin to Heerenveen. The Dutch club will rent the striker from Anderlecht with option to buy. There is no official confirmation yet, but serious media from both Belgium and the Netherlands consider the transfer as completed. Read more »
A victory, a defeat and a draw: those are the results of Anderlecht's three opponents in the group stage of the Conference League this weekend. Silkeborg, next week the first opponent of purple-white, lost and is no longer leader. An overview Read more »
Once again Anderlecht lost against Union who, as often in the derby, took an early lead. Murillo brought the purple-white to the same level quite quickly, but on the half hour Vanzeir kicked Union back into the lead. Anderlecht played sloppy and was underpowered in attack for a long time. It was only in the last quarter of an hour that it was able to put Union under pressure. That it was still 2-1 at that point was thanks to a good Van Crombrugge and a few Union misses. Read more »
The women's team of Anderlecht has also won its second league match tonight. Visiting KV Mechelen, it became 0-3. Esther Buabadi scored twice. Stefania Vatafu (photo) took care of the third goal. Read more »
Anouar Ait El Hadj may rejoin the first team on Monday. The midfielder was sent to the B-team on Monday because he refused to play with the U23 last weekend. Meanwhile, he had a good conversation with the management and everything is fine. Read more »
Felice Mazzu has reached his first goal at Anderlecht: the group stage of the Conference League. "This is what the club had been waiting for a long time," he told us after the game. "The players felt the pressure. We were almost obliged to qualify. Mentally it was difficult". Read more »
Noah Sadiki converted his penalty kick yesterday. For the still only 17-year-old youngster, it seemed like business as usual. He was also his cool self afterwards in front of the Sporza microphone. "Now I'm just going to sleep. Tomorrow I'll look at that penalty again", he said yesterday. Read more »
Anderlecht has qualified for the group stage of the Conference League. After a nerve-racking evening, it defeated Young Boys Bern after penalty kicks. It was 3-1 from eleven meters. Hoedt, Sadiki and Esposito scored for the purple and white. Read more »
After three years without European football Anderlecht can assure itself of a European group stage tonight. It has to eliminate Young Boys Bern. After the 0-1 in Switzerland, Anderlecht is in a good position. Read more »
Felice Mazzu is wary of the second leg against Young Boys, in which Anderlecht will defend a 1-0 lead. "It won't be as easy as it looks," said the RSCA coach in a press conference. Read more »
After struggling with an injury last season, Zeno Debast is currently doing well. Especially his footballing way of defending has received a lot of praise, just like his execution. And that is no coincidence. "Until two years ago I had never tackled," he tells today in Het Nieuwsblad. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced a selection of 23 players for tomorrow's European match against Young Boys Bern. Théo Leoni, captain of the RSCA Futures, is among them. He replaces the injured Adrien Trebel. Also striker Nilsson Angulo is in the selection. Read more »
To fill the gap on the left, Anderlecht is thinking about the young Senegalese Moussa N'Diaye (20), according to Spanish journalist Albert Rogé. N'Diaye is active at Barcelona B and came eleven times in action there last season. Read more »
The shoulder surgery that Adrien Trebel underwent yesterday went well. The French midfielder himself let us know this via Instagram. "Thank you for all your messages of support," he writes. "Everything went well. The rehabilitation can begin." Read more »
Anouar Ait El Hadj had a good conversation with the management of Anderlecht yesterday. As of today, he will train with the U23 team to prepare for the match against Beveren next weekend. It is very likely that he will play along. Read more »
In an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws, Driss Ait El Hadj confirms that his son did not want to play with the U23 team in Lommel on Sunday. Father El Hadj talks about the difficult situation of his son. "He doesn't necessarily want to leave, but he wants to play," he said. Read more »
Felice Mazzù has found a solid trio at center back with Hannes Delcroix, Wesley Hoedt and Zeno Debast. Yet Anderlecht would still be looking for defensive reinforcements. Read more »
Anderlecht have sent Ait El Hadj to the B-selection, Het Laatste Nieuws reports. The midfielder refused to join the Futures against Lommel last weekend. Ait El Hadj wants more opportunities with the first team and is not reluctant to leave. Read more »
Bad news for Anderlecht and Adrien Trebel. The French midfielder is sidelined at least until after the winter break. Read more »
The U23 of Anderlecht plays its second league match at 16h on the field of Lommel. Robin Veldman just announced the nineteen-man selection. With some striking names. Read more »
Adrien Trebel fell out injured on Thursday against Young Boys Bern. After a vicious tackle he landed unfortunate and hurt his shoulder. He did play out the first half, but remained in the locker room at halftime. Read more »
Joshua Zirkzee is totally into a return to Anderlecht. That's what his compatriot Wesley Hoedt told us after the European match against Young Boys. "I spoke with him and he would like to return. He would be an asset not only for us, but for the whole Belgian league." Read more »
No serious injury for Lior Refaelov. The assist king felt something during warm-up and Felice Mazzu and the medical staff decided to leave him on the sidelines as a precaution. Read more »
Adrien Trebel had to call an early halt to the game against Young Boys. After a dirty tackle by a Swiss, he fell accidentally and the shoulder dislocated. Trebel played on for a while, but after the break he remained in the locker room. Read more »
Anderlecht secured a nice starting position in Bern after a 0-1 win against the Young Boys. The Swiss started strong, but Anderlecht gradually took control of the match. That only resulted in chances after half-time. Delcroix scored after a shot by Silva was cleared from the line. Bern increased the pressure again, but Anderlecht's defence held up well. The 0-1 is a good result, but the qualification for the pools is far from over. Read more »
