Albert Sambi Lokonga sees light at the end of darkness. Half a year ago he tore the cruciate ligaments of the knee, but in Venlo he is working hard on his return. "I now train one day in the hall and one day outside. Little by little I can join the group." Read more »
Evgen Makarenko is relieved of his heel injury. The Ukrainian is recovering after surgery, but he will certainly miss the entire preparation. Read more »
After addressing the press and the photo opportunity, Michel Vlap answered questions from the journalists present. He did that too with a disarming smile and lots of humor. When the name Hans Vanaken fell, the new acquisition made a mistake. Read more »
Michel Vlap will not only play on the number 10 position at Anderlecht, he will also effectively carry the number 10 on his back. The Dutchman takes over the number from Ryota Morioka, who left for Charleroi during the winter break. Read more »
The English newspaper Daily Mail reports that Anderlecht have caught sight of Sergi Canos. That's a 22-year-old Spaniard who plays for Brentford. Last season, he scored 7 times in the English second division. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht recruited two players at TP Mazembe: Arsène Zola and Meschak Elia. They are expected at Neerpede in the coming days. Meschak is currently still at the Africa Cup with Congo.
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After the European Championship, Johan Walem has to build a new team at the national U21. Only 8 out of 23 players remain selectable. Walem is looking at Anderlecht, among others, to put together his new selection. He thinks about logical names, but also some surprising ones. Read more »
Team manager Gunther Van Handenhoven was present at the Belgian Football Center in Tubize for the new calendar presentation. The rest of RSC Anderlecht had already left to Venlo on a summer training camp. Read more »
Several youngsters made themselves noticed positively against Oudenaarde. Halim Timassi and Anouar Ait El Hadj scored two great goals, but the best player was Thierry Lutonda. At the unusual left wing position for him he made several great actions. "I did my best and hopefully the coach is satisfied." Read more »
RSC Anderlecht have left for Venlo on a summer training camp today. Arsitote Nkaka and Kenny Saief, who returned early from his loan period, also was on the bus. In addition to Vincent Kompany, another 27 players boarded the bus. Read more »
And Joma rubbed his hands with the arrival of Vincent Kompany. The season has not started yet and 4,000 shirts have already been sold. The number 4 of Kompany is of course the most popular. Read more »
Andy Najar has already had a season full of injuries and he also returned early from his national team with an injury. Michaël Verschueren says that Anderlecht continue to believe in the Honduran and he certainly doesn't have to leave. Read more »
On Tuesday, it was the official press presentation by Vincent Kompany. And just as he did with others, he also made an impression with the press. His love and passion for "his" club radiated in everything.
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The Belgian U21 close the European Championship with a 1-3 defeat against Italy. Substitute Yari Verschaeren scored the Belgian goal with a nice curl in the top right corner. Read more »
According to various media, Anderlecht have offered a contract to Milad Mohammadi . Mohammadi is a 25-year-old left back from Iran who has been a basic player with the Russian Akhmat Grozny for the past three years. He is now at the end of the contract Read more »
It's almost time, next Tuesday, June 25, RSC Anderlecht officially presents Vincent Kompany, who is then back from a leave after his matches with the Red Devils. At 3 pm chairman Marc Coucke and sports director Michael Verschueren present the player manager. Read more »
The Belgian U21 have also lost their second match at the European Championship. Against Spain they were close a draw, but the painful 2-1 fell a few minutes before the end. Spain was better, but the Devils certainly had their opportunities to score on the counter attack. Read more »
Two weeks ago we received a tip: "Anderlecht would speak with Biglia". As with all news, we are careful with such news and we do not just want to fire everything at you. But, the rumor continues now, Anderlecht would have even talked to El Principito once, but he is holding off the boat for the time being. Read more »
Six youngsters get the chance to show themselves to Vincent Kompany and Simon Davis during the preparation. We already knew five names, now Het Laatste Nieuws reports that 17-year-old Anouar Ait el Hadj will also train with the first team. Read more »
Kara Mbodj (photo) was missing at the first training session of Anderlecht yesterday. The defender is sick, is the explanation. Zakkaria Bakkali trained inside and is working on his recovery after knee surgery early May. Read more »
Who will play with which squad number next season, we will have to wait a little longer. But one person already knows his squad number: Vincent Kompany. In a movie about the new jerseys you can see him wearing number 4 on his back. Read more »
On the various news sites, pictures of the first training session of Simon Davies yesterday morning are circulating. On some photos we recognize Théo Leoni and Mathis Suray, active at the U21 last season. In the past few days, Colassin, Sardella and Lutonda have already been mentioned as contenders for the A-team. We may soon know which youngsters will get his chance at the A-team. Read more »
Besides Vincent Kompany, there was no incoming transfer yet. Simon Davies will use the coming weeks to evaluate his group, but the intention is still to add some more specific reinforcements. Davies more or less admitted that Matthew Smith from Manchester City is on the wish list. Read more »
Over the years, the Anderlecht DNA has been lost within the club, something that Michael Verschueren wants to bring back. The comeback of earlier Pär Zetterberg and now Vincent Kompany fits in with this philosophy: "They still understand what Anderlecht stand for", says Verschueren. Read more »
Simon Davies was clear on his press presentation yesterday: "Vincent Kompany has the final say in all decisions." Davies, however, does not expect any problems because both his philosophy and the one of Kompany are the same. Read more »
The trainer staff is dressed in black to lead the training sessions. The players will train in the traditional colors purple and white. The main color is purple, a purple-white striped pattern has been chosen on the sleeves and shoulders. Vincent Kompany gets squad number four. Read more »
Today, RSC Anderlecht has presented the new jerseys of new clothing sponsor Joma. The fans have been asking for longer for jerseys with the colors of the club, purple and white and Joma has listened to the supporters' question. Read more »
Sambi Lokonga injured his knee in December of last year. It was a long rehabilitation for the midfielder, but that is gradually coming to an end. Yesterday he participated in the jogging of La Louvière together with Stephan Stassin, Ben Haegeman and Jean-François Lenvain. Read more »
Andy Najar injured himself with Honduras and flew back to Belgium for further investigation. A final decision on a surgery has not yet been taken. All possibilities are currently being investigated. Read more »
According to the Polish website Legia.net, Ivan Obradovic enjoys the interest of Legia Warsaw. After Adam Hlousek's departure to Viktoria Pilzen, the Polish vice-champion is looking for a new left back. Obradovic would be a serious candidate. Read more »
Simon Davies is the man who can pass on the ideas of Vincent Kompany to the player group. The Englishman becomes the new head coach and yesterday he addressed himself to the fans via Twitter for the first time. "It will be a fascinating season." Read more »
U21 player Mohamed Bouchouari is leaving RSC Anderlecht after 1 season. He signed a contract with the Luxembourg team F91 Dudelange. The 18-year-old right back came over from Zulte-Waregem last year and was a key player in the team of coach Jonas De Roeck. Read more »
Will Dennis Appiah be the first player that Anderlecht will sell this summer? This week it became known that Nantes is showing an interest and according to the French website 20 Minutes Nantes would have already reached an agreement with Appiah itself. Read more »
According to he Italian website TuttoAtalanta, which is part of the more famous TuttoMercatoWeb, Atalanta is close to an agreement with Anderlecht-target Michel Vlap. The Italians would pay 3.5 million euros for him, it sounds. Our colleagues from FeanOnline learned, however, that none of this is true. Read more »
Thierry Lutonda is allowed to report to the A-team on Monday when he starts the preparation for the new season. He has confirmed that to Anderlecht-Online. The 18-year-old left back was one of the key players of the U21 last season. Read more »
French first division team Nantes has another Anderlecht player on his transfer list. It would have a concrete interest in Dennis Appiah. The French right back was previously told that he no longer has a future with Purple & White. Read more »
FC Cincinnati will stop Kenny Saief's loan early. The American website The Atletic writes that the club is currently working on canceling the loan. A hamstring injury is the reason for this. There is also doubt as to whether the midfielder is happy at the club. Read more »
Vincent Kompany won with the Red Devils 3-0 against Scotland. Belgium remains unbeaten in the European Championship preliminary round. Kompany reigned at the back and received an applause replacement at the start of the injury time. Read more »
