Hannes Delcroix is still suffering from adductor problems and therefore did not play yesterday with the U21 team. That is what Het Laatste Nieuws writes. The newspaper also knows that tomorrow there should be clarity on the availability of Zeno Debast this weekend. Read more »
Wesley Hoedt received his fifth yellow card of the season against Oostende. The defender, who hasn't missed a second this season, will have to watch in suspension when Anderlecht receives Antwerp next week. Read more »
Every RSC Anderlecht supporter remembers the last minutes of the cup final in 2015, it was Lior Refaelov who then smashed purple-white's cup dreams to pieces in the final minutes. Rafa' wants to erase that memory now: "I want to give something back to the Anderlecht fans". Read more »
Anderlecht has qualified for the final of the Cup of Belgium for the first time since 2015. The purple and white defeated Eupen with 3-1, after the first match ended with 2-2. Defenders Murillo and Magallan paved the way. Read more »
There are no more tickets available for Thursday's cup match against Eupen. All available tickets have found a buyer, Anderlecht announced. Tickets for Sunday's home game against Ostend (4 pm) are still for sale. Read more »
The purple and white U21 team won with the smallest difference against Club Brugge on Monday evening. Stassin scored the only goal of the game fifteen minutes before the end. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht will play in Den Dreef in front of a full stadium. Although full is only 80% of the capacity because of the current health measures a stadium can only be filled for 80%. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren wanted to show off in his first game as number 10 against Genk. He lived up to that number and led his team to victory from the left, a position that suits him, he says. Read more »
Anderlecht deservedly won with 2-0 against Genk. It scored twice in the third quarter. Verschaeren played an important role in both attacks. After the break, the purple and white team went downhill a bit, but never got into trouble against a weak Genk. Read more »
According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Anderlecht are in talks with Marquinhos Cipriano for a transfer next summer. Cipriano is a 23-year-old Brazilian left back who plays for Sion this season. Read more »
Kristoffer Olsson is injured so Majeed Ashimeru started again last Sunday and he was more than happy to do so. He admits that he has been depressed in recent months, so much so that he even canceled the Africa Cup.
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Two nice goals and many more chances: Joshua Zirkzee was omnipresent again on Sunday. His bicycle kick on the second goal in particular will be watched a lot in the coming hours. "I had a bit of back pain afterwards, but the most important thing is that it was a goal", the striker laughed after the match. Read more »
Anderlecht won with 4-1 against Eupen. Anderlecht's first two goals were gifts from the defence of Eupen. Afterwards, they got the 2-1, but Anderlecht was simply better and climbed to 3-1 before half-time. It missed several chances and at the end of a poor second half by purple-white, Raman scored the 4-1. Read more »
Kristoffer Olsson will not be ready for tonight's match against Eupen. The midfielder, who had to leave the field injured on Thursday, is not in the selection of 21 players that Anderlecht announced yesterday. Kristian Arnstad (photo) is his replacement. Read more »
The ladies of Anderlecht won 4-1 at home against Eendracht Aalst yesterday afternoon. Sarah Wijnants (picture) and Tessa Wullaert scored twice each. Purple and white are again in the lead over OH Leuven, but OHL has played one game less. Read more »
It was busy on the transfer market again last month. A lot of former Anderlecht players changed clubs. Especially the Italian second division club Vicenza is keen on players with an Anderlecht past: they bought no less than three of them. Read more »
During half-time of Union - Anderlecht, Wesley Hoedt and Lior Refaelov got into a heated discussion. There were loud shouts and the two even went nose to nose for a moment. Captain Hendrik Van Crombrugge was able to calm things down. Read more »
The ladies team of Anderlecht has strengthened itself with Jarne Teulings. Her club Twente reports that the 20-year-old midfielder returns to Anderlecht. Only last summer, Teulings left Anderlecht for Twente.
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According to English newspaper The Telegraph, Anderlecht have put in a bid of €5 million plus twenty per cent on the resale to Partizan Belgrade for striker Marko Milovanovic. Wolverhamton offered one million euro more. Partizan, however, does not yet want to sell the 18-year-old striker. Read more »
Six months before the end of his contract, Mohamed Yaya Guindo is leaving Neerpede. The 18-year-old striker moves to Pro Vercelli, a club from the Italian Serie C. Read more »
Vincent Kompany has called together a selection of twenty players for tonight's match against Cercle Brugge. The most striking name is the one of Théo Leoni. He takes the place of the suspended Kristoffer Olsson. The captain of the U21 is preferred to Kristian Arnstad.
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Shortly before the half hour, Peyre pulled Raman down in the penalty area, but ref Boterberg saw no harm in it. Strangely enough, there was no sign of a VAR intervention. Afterwards, it was confirmed that VAR had effectively watched the phase. Read more »
Anderlecht won with 0-1 at KV Mechelen. It didn't play great and after half time, purple-white failed to extend the lead. Mechelen could hardly threaten though. Anderlecht does a good job in the battle for the top 4. Read more »
The national coach of Panama announced his selection of thirty players for three World Cup qualifiers in late January and early February. Amir Murillo is among them. On Sunday against KV Mechelen, Murillo will play, but after that he will miss three games.
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Nayel Mehssatou is trading Anderlecht for KV Kortrijk immediately. The West Flemish club announced the transfer yesterday. Mehssatou signs for 3.5 years at the club of coach Karim Belhocine. "It was a very difficult decision," said the right-back about his departure from Anderlecht. Read more »
Today, another Consultation Committee is scheduled and it may have good news for the soccer clubs. This is because the corona barometer is on the table and if it passes it will bring the fans back into the stadiums in all areas. Read more »
Zakaria Bakkali has rejected the offer from China. That is what Het Nieuwsblad writes. Although he could sign a generous contract there, he wants to stay in Europe to put his career back on track. Read more »
Anderlecht didn't manage to finish off its first match of 2022 victorious. It came no further than 1-1 against a weakened Standard. After half-time, Anderlecht seemed to play on automatic pilot and in the final phase, Dragus intercepted a weak ball and cancelled out Verschaeren's 1-0.
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The English website TEAMtalk says that Chelsea would be interested in Sergio Gomez. A bid this month would be unlikely according to the website, but they are keeping a close eye on the Spanish left back. Read more »
Besides Kouamé, who is at the Africa Cup, the selection for tonight's clasico has no absentees. Magallan and Ashimeru, who both had to deal with a corona infection, are in the selection. Delcroix is also back for the first time after a long absence following an injury. Read more »
Lisandro Magallan is training with the selection again after a short absence. In principle, he will be ready to play against Standard. Majeed Ashimeru is currently recovering from a covid infection. He should be able to leave quarantine this weekend. Whether he will be included in the selection, remains to be seen. Read more »
Naïm van Attenhoven is no longer a player of Anderlecht. The 18-year-old goalkeeper has left purple and white. While waiting for a new club, he maintains his fitness with the Free Pro Players, the association of unemployed professional soccer players. Yesterday, he played a friendly game with them. Read more »
On the website of his new club Stoke City, Taylor Harwood-Bellis looks back on his time at Anderlecht. "I really enjoyed my time at Anderlecht. Playing there was good for my personality." Read more »
Taylor Harwood-Bellis already leaves Anderlecht. The 19-year-old Manchester City player moves to Stoke City who play in The Championship, the second division in England.
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Nayel Mehssatou was missing during Sunday's friendly games due to an injury to the adductors. That's what La Dernière Heure knows. Anderlecht's staff didn't want to take any risks and let the right back rest. Read more »
Anderlecht played yesterday without Kristoffer Olsson (photo), Francis Amuzu and Taylor Harwood-Bellis. Amuzu, like Hendrik Van Crombrugge, is ill, but it is not a corona. Olsson did not train fully in recent days and is being prepared for next weekend's game against Standard. Read more »
Anderlecht has also won its second friendly game. Zulte Waregem was beaten 3-0 through goals from Gomez, Stroeykens and Ait El Hadj. Hannes Delcroix played his first match after a knee injury since the end of August. Read more »
