Joshua Zirkzee was indeed very close to a return to Anderlecht last summer. In the newspapers today, the Dutchman says he had a personal agreement with purple-white. Yet he finally chose for an Italian adventure. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen is currently with the Red Devils and took the time for an extensive interview with VTM and Het Laatste Nieuws, the media partners of the Red Devils. Among other things, he talked about his transfer to Anderlecht. "My transfer literally went in 24 hours from 'I'm staying with Benfica' to signing with Anderlecht," he said. Read more »
Zeno Debast spoke to the press for the first time today as a Red Devil. The 18-year-old Anderlecht defender exudes calmness, but was already looking his eyes out. "Whether I was starstruck? Yes, of course. It takes some adjusting from TV to reality. Someone as De Bruyne is of an enormous level." Read more »
Felice Mazzu asked for more aggression from his players but also more confidence in their own abilities. Against KV Kortrijk, the players responded to that demand. Now to extend that style of play to the full 90 minutes. Read more »
The trend was "first goal" yesterday against Kortrijk. Jan Vertonghen scored his first in the Jupiler Pro League and Yari Verschaeren his first of this season. Verschaeren would have liked to have added a second, but the three points are the most important thing now. Read more »
Yesterday, Jan Vertonghen scored his first goal for RSC Anderlecht and immediately the first in the Jupiler Pro League. Vertonghen is satisfied with his goal although it was not an immediate objective, the three points were. Read more »
Zeno Debast (picture) is the only debutant in the Red Devils' selection that national coach Roberto Martinez announced. At his press conference, Martinez did not spare his praise. Furthermore, Martinez indicated that he is also following Julian Duranvile with an eye on the World Cup. Read more »
Marco Kana was in the srtarting eleven against FCSB on Thursday due to the injury of Amadou Diawara, twenty minutes before the end he was replaced by Yari Verschaeren. Kana especially wanted to remember that in this European campaign, no goals against has been taken yet. Read more »
Returning to Belgium with one point after another bad game. Felice Mazzu already saw positives but the team is far from there. "We are in a healing process," the coach said afterwards. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht got no further than a draw in Bucharest. The match was certainly not inspiring, according to Jan Vertonghen, that was also due to a lack of confidence. Although the defender does believe Anderlecht was the better team. Read more »
Like Lior Refaelov, coach Felice Mazzu felt that his team did not bring enough intensity this afternoon. "However, there was no lack of good will," the coach stated afterwards. "Whether my group has too little quality? No. We do miss maturity." Read more »
A little past the hour and at a 1-0 deficit, Lior Refaelov came off the bench. After the game he was allowed to come and explain to the press. "In training the level is fantastic, but in the matches I don't notice anything of it. That disappoints me a lot." Read more »
Always combative, Fabio Silva did not spare any energy last night to overcome the Danish team. "In the first half, it was not easy for us," explains the Portuguese. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren is back after being out for a few days with the stomach flu. During halftime, he was brought in for Anouar Ait El Hadj. Fifteen minutes later he scored but it was flagged for offside although Verschaeren himself thinks it was not offside. Read more »
Finally, again European football in the Lotto Park, no qualifiers but a real group stage. RSC Anderlecht is relieved and excited at the same time, but it is also a special moment for coach Felice Mazzu. Read more »
Next to the coach, the birthday boy Kristian Arnstad was allowed to take a seat, who was immediately asked by his coach where the birthday cake was. The birthday boy himself didn't have to think long about the ideal birthday present: "Winning and a place in the team". Read more »
Felice Mazzu came back to the draw against Oud-Heverlee Leuven, the coach wants to remember the positive. That the team came back twice after a deficit. Silkeborg then, the coach does not want to know that RSC Anderlecht is favorite, every team is a good opponent. Read more »
The Professional Refereeing Department believes Noah Sadiki should have been shown a red card against OH Leuven. In the closing stages of the game, the youngster came too late and hit the shin of Mathieu Maertens. "A red card for serious foul play would have been better than yellow," it now sounds like. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht didn't get further than a draw against Oud-Heverlee Leuven yesterday. After ten minutes in the second half, new recruit Jan Vertonghen was allowed to come on as a substitute, which was also his debut in the purple and white shirt at the Lotto Park. Read more »
Wesley Hoedt had to swallow some criticism in the past week and therefore came to the kick-off yesterday afternoon motivated. "People say and write a lot of things, but nobody knows that I played two matches with a calf muscle that was five centimeters longer than the other," said the Dutchman after the match against OH Leuven. Read more »
Due to the stomach flu of some of the title holders, Anouar Ait El Hadj got a starting place once again. The youngster from Brussels went all out and did not disappoint. "I will give everything for the club I have loved since childhood," he said afterwards. " 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 »
Before it set its sights on Jan Vertonghen, Anderlecht inquired with Barcelona about Samuel Umtiti. This is what the Walloon journalist Sacha Tavolieri writes. However, financially this turned out to be a difficult case. Umtiti signed last week on a rental basis at Lecce. Read more »
Tonight the transfer market closes in France. Nice remain hopeful of bringing Francis Amuzu to the Azure Coast, but Anderlecht remain stubborn. According to the Walloon journalist Sacha Tavolieri, Amuzu and his entourage are very disappointed. 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 »
Is Anderlecht still going to be firm on the transfer market? According to Portuguese journalist Bruno Andrade, the purple and white are in talks with Jan Vertonghen, who lost his place at Benfica. The talks would already be well advanced, it sounds. Read more »
Heerenveen this afternoon introduced Antoine Colassin as its newest player. He looked a bit timid, but knows very well what he wants. "Heerenveen is a good club. For me it's good to be here. I want to score as much as possible." Read more »
