It is clear that Hein Vanhaezebrouck wants his team physically more than ready for the new season. He also explains the choice of the opponents in the friendly games. The coach would have liked to play against Union Saint-Gillois, but in the end he did not got the permission. Read more »
Hein Vanhaezebrouck spoke to the press yesterday at the training center in Tubize. He is happy with what he has already seen of his group, but there is still work to be done. "It is a young group, but some are already very far. We'll have to wait until mid-August to have a fully completed selection," says the coach. Read more »
One of the new players of Anderlecht is Kristal Abazaj. The 21-year-old Albanian is ambitious and takes an example to his compatriot Besnik Hasi: "I hope I will ever get close to his performances". Read more »
RSC Anderlecht officially announced yesterday that it will not extend Olivier Deschacht's contract. "We now want to draw the card of youth," was the explanation of purple-white. Read more »
Head of the youth academy, Jean Kindermans, is convinced that Vincent Kompany will return to RSC Anderlecht after his career. Maybe not as a player, but to guide the youth. Read more »
Marc Coucke wants to build a new stadium for RSC Anderlecht in the future. But the question is: where? The sites in Neerpede owned by Anderlecht are not an option according to Brussels Prime Minister Rudi Vervoort. Read more »
New Anderlecht player Thomas Didillon has had some tough months behind him. After a hernia was detected at the back, the young goalkeeper had to undergo surgery, resulting in a rehabilitation of four months. Only he postponed that operation too long and pushed his body too hard. Read more »
Anderlecht have attracted a new goalkeeper with Thomas Didillon. Het Nieuwsblad spoke to his former coach at Seraing and ex-teammate Gregory Dufer. Both are convinced that Anderlecht has bought a good goalkeeper, but he points out that he still has to grow. Read more »
For those who still had doubts: Henry Onyekuru will not play for Anderlecht next season. That told the Nigerian to Complete Sports Nigeria. He does not know where he is going to play. "There are offers from Spain, Germany and England." Read more »
After three years in the first team of Anderlecht, Leander Dendoncker will be taking the step to a bigger league this summer. What his destiny is, he does not know yet. "I dream of Spain, but England and Germany are better for me." Read more »
One more friendly game and the Red Devils travel to Russia. Anderlecht is represented by Leander Dendoncker and he is ambitious. "I hope to play in Russia, I will not go to the World Cup as a tourist", that's how it sounds. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has bought a lot of players in a short period, but it's silent for a while now. Until this afternoon, in his famous way, chairman Marc Coucke announced news. He started his tweet with "In Youth We Trust", as a result of this, activity in the field of youth could be expected. An internal 'transfer', but the chairman reassures the fans: "The end of June is still far away." Read more »
Both RSC Anderlecht and Club Brugge are interested in Landry Dimata. If it is up to the player himself, he starts preparation at Wolfsburg. But if it comes to a loan, what is his preference? Read more »
This morning Het Nieuwsblad reported that the transfer activity was standing still at RSC Anderlecht because Luc Devroe is on holiday. Some supporters reacted incensed and disappointed because that was also Herman Van Holsbeeck's working method and asked when transfers were thought of again. Marc Coucke reacted immediately with the news that Devroe is not on holiday at all. Read more »
The Serbian defender Jagos Vukovic was offered to Anderlecht. The 29-year-old Vukovic of Olympiakos was on loan at Hellas Verona last season. Hein Vanhaezebrouck still wants to attract Ognjen Vranjes. Read more »
The fact that Matias Suarez and Herman Van Holsbeeck had problems with each other at the end is a public secret. Now that Van Holsbeeck is no longer part of RSC Anderlecht, Suarez thinks of a return to purple-white and especially to be able to say goodbye to the fans afterwards. Read more »
Daniël Spreutels, for 40 years in-house lawyer at RSC Anderlecht, received a call at the beginning of April that purple-white no longer would use his services. Only that phone call was misinterpreted. Spreutels was just replaced in the Executive Committee of the Football Association and thus remains a lawyer of the club. Read more »
Matz Sels did not make it into the selection for the World Cup. Still, Roberto Martinez has nice words for him: "They are always part of our group and will be important in the future." Read more »
Isaac Kiese Thelin played with Sweden on Saturday. After this, Sweden will play one more friendly game and then it will go to Russia for the World Cup. And what after Russia? "Then I return to RSC Anderlecht," says Thelin. Read more »
Marc Coucke is working on a rehabilitation at RSC Anderlecht to make the club financially healthy again. One of the departments he is dealing with is the scouting cell where "half of the scouts do nothing", according to the chairman. Urbain Hassaert, head of the youth scouting, emphasizes that he does not leave because of the statements of the chairman. Read more »
The Senegalese national coach is strongly conviced that Kara Mbodj will be there at the World Championship in Russia. In his own country he got a lot of criticism because he selected Kara after being injured since the end of December. Read more »
According to Henry Onyekuru, RSC Anderlecht did not let him play anymore in order to keep him in Brussels for another year. "Not true", responds coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck, "Henry was simply not ready to play and was still too frightened." Read more »
RSC Anderlecht and Everton have already reached an agreement to keep Henry Onyekuru in Brussels for another season. But the Nigerian refuses. Reason: Hein Vanhaezebrouck and because Onyekuru do not play in the last games. Read more »
Uros Spajic exchanged RSC Anderlecht for the Russian Krasnodar. A surprise for many who did not see the departure of the defender. Also for the Serb himself, who had not thought of ever playing in Russia: "But it was better to leave." Read more »
RSC Anderlecht have already attracted several players and one by one they have the approval of Hein Vanhaezebrouck. Like Kenny Saief whose loan agreement has been converted into a definite purchase. Luc Devroe and Marc Coucke will not get a player that the coach does not support. Read more »
In Het Laatste Nieuws, Hein Vanhaezebrouck talks about RSC Anderlecht during the past season. This also includes the management change and the dynamics that come with it. Read more »
Anderlecht has offered Adrien Trebel an extended and improved contract, but the promise that he can leave with a nice offer still applies. In contrast to Leander Dendoncker Trebel does not necessarily wants to go higher. "Only when the right project comes, he will take the step." Read more »
In the official RSCA app Antonio Milic, Knowledge Musona and Luka Adzic reacted to their transfer to Anderlecht. Also Kenny Saief, who came over from Ghent permanently, showed his satisfaction via this channel. Read more »
