Jakub Brabec was reported to be on the shortlist of Anderlecht, until he signed for direct opponent Racing Genk. "I was never even close to a deal with Anderlecht", Brabec reacted on his transfer. Genk has shown interest a long time ago already, so this was a logical choice for me." Read more »
Anderlecht achieved 12 incoming and 24 outgoing transfers in the last couple of weeks and also Paul Van Himst admits this has been a very active transfer window. "The staff did everything they could, but it is a pity they were not able to land Lombaerts", Van Himst states. Read more »
Michaël Heylen moves to Westerlo on loan trial for the rest of the season, and he stresses this transfer is his own choice. "I can only make progress if I get more playtime", he states. "This is a challenge, but I need to take this step backwards", he reacted on his move. Read more »
Mahmoud Hassan is moving to Mouscron on loan trial for the rest of the season. "Trézéguet needs to get more play time to be able to progress", manager Herman Van Holsbeeck reacts. Read more »
Dennis Praet played his first minutes at Sampdoria last weekend, they won against Atalanta Bergamo. Praet played about half an hour in his first match and was happy with his debut. Read more »
Nicolas Lombaerts is currently in Belgium, as he is preparing next week's matches with the Red Devils. Lombaerts admits he is very disappointed the transfer to Anderlecht has been canceled. After eight years in Russia, he is eager to play elsewhere. Read more »
Herman Van Holsbeeck gave his first reaction on the canceled transfer of Nicolas Lombaerts. "We wanted to make an effort for Lombaerts, but Zenit refused the offer. It looks like Lombaerts will have to stay in Russia", Van Holsbeeck stated. Read more »
Anderlecht broke their transfer record as they signed Nicolae Stanciu, however he will not be the best-paid player in the squad of the Mauves. He will be earning 900,000 euros at Anderlecht, with an extra 100,000 euros for every season he plays at Anderlecht. Read more »
Massimo Bruno underwent medical tests at the Energy Lab in Ghent today and signed an agreement with Anderlecht. Bruno was delighed with the move back to Brussels. "This feels like coming back home. I am delighted to be here and will give whatever it takes to please the fans here." Read more »
Anderlecht officially presented their new signing Nicolae Stanciu. The midfielder gave his first interview after having undergone his medical tests for the Mauves. Read more »
René Weiler was not really happy with yesterday's performance agains OH Louvain. "Our first half was very poor", he reacted. "We need more agression. The second half was better, but there is still a lot of work to do", Weiler stated. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht reached an agreement with Italian side Genua and are now negotiating to Sébastian De Maio himself. "We are flattered by the interest of Anderlecht. We will try to reach an agreement with them"; his manager said. Read more »
Anderlecht won their first match of the season with a clear 0-4 score, but René Weiler was not entirely happy. "Physically and technically there is still a lot of work to do", he reacted. Read more »
Flemish media reported Anderlecht have shortlisted AA Ghent striker Laurent Depoitre, but the Anderlecht board are officially denying this newsfact. "A possible transfer of Laurent Depoitre is out of the question", the Mauves announced in an official statement on their website. Read more »
Italian journalist Gianluca di Marzio claims Anderlecht reached an agreement with FC Genua about a transfer of Sebastian De Maio. Anderlecht will now start negotiating with the player. De Maio is a 29-year-old Frenchman who played 74 matches in the last three seasons for Genua. Read more »
Frenchman Claude Puel was the top candidate to become head coach of Anderlecht for quite a while but in the end he did not make the move to Brussels. "I was hesitating for a while, but in my head I was not ready yet for Anderlecht", he reacts. Read more »
Anderlecht will be training and playing with the new European Championship ball, called "Fracas". The new ball was tested yesterday, also chairman Roger Vanden Stock was present. Read more »
Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports Matias Suarez has an agreement with Pescara about a move to Italy. Anderlecht will negotiate with Pescara after the weekend. Pescara recently moved up to the Serie A. Read more »
Thomas Kaminski arrived at Anderlecht five years ago, of which he played for three years on loan trial at other teams. He is now finally leaving the Astridpark and hopes to become first goalkeeper at KV Kortrijk. Read more »
Anderlecht have restarted the training sessions since last Monday, and Dennis Praet is still part of the team. The midfielder is impressed by new coach René Weiler. "I would not complain if I had to work together with him this season", he reacts. Read more »
La Capitale reported Anderlecht are interested in their former striker Dieumerci Mbokani but RSC Anderlecht are sending out an official announcement that a possible return is totally out of the question. Read more »
Frank Acheampong admits it is his dream to play in the English Premier League. Nevertheless, he does confirm he is happy at Anderlecht. "However, anything is possible in football", Acheampong states. Read more »
"René Weiler has always been our first option", Herman Van Holsbeeck stated in front of the press. "We need to give him time to adapt to this new environment and to build a new team. Anderlecht need to find back their identity." Read more »
René Weiler is Anderlecht's new head coach and Anderlecht-online contacted Wolfgang Laaß, journalist at Nürnberger Nachrichten, what kind of coach Weiler is and what he stands for. Read more »
Herman Van Holsbeeck was delighted to present his new coach, Rene Weiler. He was the only candidate left who was still under contract. "We will give him all the time he needs", Van Holsbeeck reacted. Read more »
René Weiler attended his first training session at Anderlecht today, and afterwards he was presented to the press. The Swiss coach is ambitious and knows clearly what he wants: "I want to play attacking and creative. However, my first task is to get to know everyone", he reacted. Read more »
Kara is still in Senegal as he recently played a match with his national team. However, he gave an impression on his first season in the Astridpark. Read more »
It looked like Anderlecht finally found their new head coach, there has even been an official announcement from the Anderlecht board. However, it looks like the negotiation with FC Nürnberg are not running as smoothly as expected. Read more »
Dennis Appiah signed a contract at Anderlecht after three seasons at Caen. Appiah explained why he made the move to Brussels. "I didn't want to go to just any team, and that is exactly what Anderlecht are. They are a special team." Read more »
