The flop transfer of last season is without a doubt, Samir Nasri. Contrary to popular belief, Vincent Kompany was reluctant to sign his former Manchester City teammate. "Charmain Marc Coucke wanted Nasri to sell more shirts," said a former employee of the club. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht can once again call itself the supplier of the Red Devils. Five players are part of the wide selection of Roberto Martinez. Especially for Landry Dimata, his selection is a huge boost to his confidence after 546 days of injuries. Read more »
Albert Sambi Lokonga lost his starting place to Adrien Trebel after the match against KV Mechelen. However, his entourage is not worried and knows that this is part of football. Brother Paul-José Mpoku remains positive about his little brother's current role as a substitute. Read more »
The Professional Refereeing Department of the Football Association has given explanation about Adrien Trebel's tackle against Mouscron on Sunday. Their judgment is that the VAR had to intervene and the referee had to draw a red card. Read more »
No victory for Vincent Kompany on his debut as head coach. After the game he spoke calmy to the press and was clear in his analysis. "Actually we had to win, but in the last five minutes I felt that things were about to go wrong." Read more »
Many coaches would deny the light of the sun in such a situation, but not Vincent Kompany. "I have seen the images and understand that it was red", the Anderlecht coach said after Anderlecht - Mouscron about Adrien Trebel's tackle. Read more »
Hendrik Van Crombrugge is the new captain of RSC Anderlecht, although he doesn't make such a fuzz about it himself. The fact that he gets the band does not necessarily mean that he will now definitely stay in Brussels: "I will not close the door on anyone, but there are currently no talks." Read more »
The weekly press conference as a result of a game, that is now also the task of Vincent Kompany. How does he live towards his first match as a trainer? It is rather a deja-vu feeling: "I have to prove everything again, just like when I became a professional at the age of 17." Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has been working out a protocol for some time to allow a limited number of spectators into the Lotto Park. It has already contacted the mayor of Anderlecht to have it inserted from September, but concrete decisions have not yet been taken. Read more »
Jérémy Doku has grown compared to last year. Therefore, the flank attacker feels very confident and indicates that he has been given more responsabilities. He realizes that he can no longer hide behind his young age, "otherwise I will fly on the couch," its souns. Read more »
Wout Faes currantly plays for Stade Reims, but has not forgotten the club that provided him with his training. He indicates that it is heavily earned by the current philosophy of the club and for Faes, Anderlecht remains by far the biggest club in Belgium. Read more »
The rumors that Vincent Kompany received an offer last season to become Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City are correct. Kompany confirmed this in Extra Time. Read more »
When Vincent Kompany joined the club last year he knew that RSC Anderlecht was not on the right track, only it was further away than he had thought. If he passes the torch to another trainer, the intention is that he will give him a healthy solid club. Read more »
Now that Vincent Kompany is retiring as a footballer, that also means the end as a Red Devil. Kompany personally informed national coach Roberto Martinez of his decision. Read more »
After the welcome speech by Karel Van Eetvelt, it is up to Vincent Kompany. He starts by explaining why he made the decision to retire as a player. The former Red Devil admits that his latest injury was one too many. Read more »
Karel Van Eetvelt starts the press conference with a word of thanks to the journalists for respecting the safety regulations. But above all he would like to thank Frank Vercauteren for the past months.
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Anderlecht has officially announced the career turn of Vincent Kompany. The defender has committed himself for four years as head coach of the club. "We are all surprised by the timing, but knew that this was the purpose", says Kompany, who also praised Frank Vercauteren. Read more »
After the game against STVV, Derrick Luckassen spoke to the press at the press conference. The Dutchman was disappointed about the late goal against. "What went wrong, I don't know. I haven't seen the images yet," said the defender. "But it is unfortunate that we take that goal." Read more »
Shortly before the hour, Michel Vlap appeared to injure his groin. The Dutchman continued playing, but he was substituted ten minutes later. Vlap was clearly not at peace and grumbled loudly. After the game, both Vlap adn coach Frank Vercauteren returned to 'the incident'. Read more »
For the first time since 25 October last year Adrien Trebel started a game for Anderlecht. The Frenchman repaid for the confidence with the assist for Landry Dimata's goal. "Now I'm going to continue to work hard in order to help the team in the best way possible", Trebel said. Read more »
No Anderlecht-player was happier after the game against Sint-Truiden than Landry Dimata. It was only his second game after 18 frustrating months, but Dimata managed to score. "I hope this is a turning point for me, and can finally start scoring goals again", a beaming Dimata said to the Eleven-journalist. Read more »
According to Mike McGrath, journalist for The Daily Telegraph, Anderlecht is currently negotiating with Manchester City about a possible loan deal for 21-year-old Lukas Nmecha. Nmecha is a 1.85m tall center forward who also is representing Germany at youth level.
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Walter Bassegio (picture) is speaking up for Adrien Trebel in an interview with 'HLN'. "Trebel should always be in Anderlecht's starting eleven. He has a positive aggressiveness in his game and he's also a lot more forward thinking than Peter Zulj. The midfield was standing way too in the last game against Mechelen. For a team like Anderlecht that's out of the question", Bassegio said. Read more »
After almost twenty months, Landry Dimata can call himself a footballer again. He played for an hour against KV Mechelen. "It was an emotional day," he said afterward. "It was so good to be back on the field." Read more »
On a coming level, Anderlecht has almost completed its transfer task. We can only hope for a deeper striker, confirms sportign director Peter Verbeke. A difficult task awaits him on the departure plane. A lot of guys with heavy contract have to go and they aren't anxious. Read more »
The youth is and remains the showpiece of the new Anderlecht. Many youngsters are already part of the A-squad and the next generation is being prepared. Sports manager Peter Verbeke expects a lot from it. Read more »
According to La Dernière Heure, the transfer from Mustapha Bundu to Anderlecht has been completed. The Sierra Leone striker passed his medical tests yesterday and then signed a four-year contract. Read more »
Kemar Roofe says goodbye to Anderlecht and its supporters via Instagram. "Thank you to everyone at Anderlecht for giving me the opportunity to play here. Thanks also to the fans for making me feel so welcome from day one. I felt right at home and can't thank you enough for this." Read more »
Anderlecht has also announced the departure of Kemar Roofe. Sports director Peter Verbeke thinks that both Roofe and Anderlecht are doing a good job with this transfer. Read more »
