While Anderlecht's new sporting director has not yet officially taken up his post, a first strategic decision already appears to have been made internally: RSCA will not trigger the purchase options for Coba Da Costa and Mihajlo Ilic. The two players, loaned this season, have not convinced enough to justify the planned investments — €2.5 million for Da Costa and €5.5 million for Ilic. Read more »
After a painful evening at Jan Breydel, Adriano Bertaccini has quickly picked himself up. The RSC Anderlecht forward was a decisive factor for the second game running and secured his side's victory at KV Mechelen last weekend. The match-winner celebrated exuberantly, making clear gestures toward the club crest and the supporters. It was a release after a spell in which he had been under fire. Read more »
Ajax Amsterdam is undergoing a new change within its scouting team. The 39-year-old Belgian scout Wesley Nys has announced that he is leaving the club after nearly six seasons of service. This news was confirmed by Nys himself via a post on Instagram. Read more »
Goalkeeper and captain Colin Coosemans has extended his contract with Anderlecht until 2028. In January he was named Goalkeeper of the Year at the Golden Shoe awards. Coosemans arrived at Anderlecht in 2021 as the third-choice keeper and only made his debut for the Mauves at the end of April 2024; following Schmeichel's departure he has since established himself as Anderlecht's first-choice goalkeeper. He has now played 98 matches for the club's first team. Read more »
Herman Van Holsbeeck, the former Anderlecht manager, has volunteered at Rhodienne-De Hoek while awaiting his trial. Eight years after leaving professional football, Van Holsbeeck has resurfaced at the sidelines of KFC Rhodienne-De Hoek's youth pitches. The ex-RSCA chief is acting there as a volunteer adviser. It was his grandson Eliyah, a player at the club, who brought him back to the field. Read more »
Het Nieuwsblad today publishes a double interview with Colin Coosemans and Geert De Vlieger. Coosemans speaks in depth about his contract extension, his post-match interviews and the team's ups and downs. He still has one season left on his Anderlecht contract. He will turn 34 in August and says he definitely wants to keep playing until he's 36 — most likely still at Anderlecht. Read more »
Anderlecht has handed Hidde Sysmans his first professional contract. The midfielder, who turns 16 in July, was champion with the purple-and-white in each of the past three seasons (with the U13s, U14s and U15s). "It's a very important day for me. I've always wanted to become a professional footballer." Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has set its sights on Younes Taha, a 23-year-old Dutch winger who is currently playing for FC Groningen. Groningen have him on loan this season from FC Twente, where he remains under contract until 2027. Taha, who holds both Dutch and Moroccan nationality, has stood out this season with impressive performances: he has been involved in twelve goals so far, netting four and supplying eight assists. The wide player, who can also operate as an attacking midfielder, has an estimated market value of around €3 million. Read more »
It has now been two months since Sporting was left without a sporting director. Two months in which supporters keep asking the same question: who will take back charge of the sporting policy? Meanwhile the file pile is growing. The new season is being prepared now, not in July... Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has reopened talks with goalkeeper Colin Coosemans about extending his contract. His current deal runs until 2027, but negotiations had stalled for a long time. In the meantime there appears to be renewed momentum. Coosemans, who plays an important role in the squad as captain, was already offered a new contract in 2025. Read more »
After Bayern Munich, Leipzig and Leverkusen are also said to be very interested in Nathan De Cat, transfer journalist Florian Plettenberg reports. De Cat is not, however, at the very top of each club's wishlist: that place is reserved for Kennet Eichhorn, the 16?year?old making waves at Hertha Berlin. Plettenberg values De Cat at €20–25 million. Belgian media, meanwhile, report that Anderlecht want at least €30 million for their golden boy. Read more »
The situation around Thorgan Hazard at RSC Anderlecht is about more than his impressive statistics. Although the forward has delivered strong performances this season, a contract extension is far from guaranteed. On his 33rd birthday Hazard can look back on a solid season with 12 goals and 8 assists. That places him among the most efficient players in the Jupiler Pro League, just behind names like Nicolas Tresoldi and Christos Tzolis. Read more »
While the negotiations with Thorgan Hazard about a new contract talks are progressing again, that is not the case with Nathan De Cat. Het Laatste Nieuws reports that negotiations with the 17-year old over a contract extension are currently at a standstill, making a transfer next summer increasingly unavoidable. Read more »
The negotiations with Thorgan Hazard about a possible renewal of his contract seem to be moving again. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Anderlecht has submitted a new offer to its playmaker and is now waiting for Hazard's response. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht is still looking for a new sports director. In that search the name of Paul Mitchell (44) was also considered, but a collaboration now appears unlikely. Executive-search firm Odgers continues to actively seek suitable candidates for the role, and Mitchell was among those suggested. The Englishman is no stranger to Belgian football: between 2020 and 2023 he served as sporting director at AS Monaco while also holding an advisory role at Cercle Brugge. Read more »
Anderlecht is one of the clubs showing interest in Elias Benkara, an 18-year-old center back from Borussia Dortmund. This is reported by Bild. According to the German newspaper, Dortmund is very keen to keep Benkara, but he is unsure whether staying is the right choice.
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Thomas Meunier's contract with Lille expires at the end of this season, but at 34, the Red Devils' right back still feels in top shape. He doesn't yet know where his future lies. He hasn't ruled out a return to Belgium. He's even open to Anderlecht.
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Sporting Lisbon considers Nathan De Cat a dream signing for the coming season, reports Portuguese website Leonino. Zeno Debast's club sees De Cat as a potential replacement for Morten Hjulmand, who is likely to depart. However, Leonino doubts whether De Cat is realistically attainable for Sporting. Read more »
Danylo Sikan has been missing from RSC Anderlecht's matchday squad for several weeks. The 24-year-old striker is struggling with a persistent adductor issue, possibly linked to pubalgia, making surgery increasingly likely. The forward, who was signed from Trabzonspor in January for roughly four million euros, has so far failed to make an impact in Brussels. In six appearances — three of them starts — he has totaled 227 minutes without a goal or an assist. Read more »
Rami Lougmani has signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht. The 16-year-old has been with the purple-and-white since he was six. He is a physically imposing forward who this season has been featuring for the U18s, scoring six times in 641 minutes. Lougmani signed a contract for three seasons. Read more »
Anderlecht is taking its time to find a successor to sporting director Olivier Renard, but with busy months ahead a bit more urgency would be welcome. In the meantime Jérémy Taravel will remain coach until the end of the season, which provides stability within the squad. Read more »
Transfermarkt adjusted the market values of players in Belgium's top division today. Nathan De Cat is one of the big risers. His value is now estimated at 25 million euros, putting him in a tie for fourth place. Kos Karetsas is the player with the highest transfer value in our league at 35 million euros, followed by Joël Ordonez (32 million) and Christos Tzolis (30 million). Read more »
Thorgan Hazard was named Player of the Month for February and now wants to win a trophy with Anderlecht. He is currently the league's leading scorer, but that trophy is not an end in itself for him. Hazard also seems very satisfied with Taravel's work regarding his own position. “I now have total freedom and am much closer to the finish. That suits me well,” he says. Read more »
