With César Huerta, Anderlecht seems to formalize its first incoming transfer. But Olivier Renard will also try to sell. A somewhat unexpected departure could be Vazquez. The striker seems to be attracting interest from Sevilla. Anderlecht and Sevilla have done business on several occasions in the past. Read more »
Cesar Huerta has arrived Europe. With a four-hour delay, his plane landed tonight in Amsterdam, from where it headed for Brussels. Tomorrow, Huerta will take his medical tests at Anderlecht in Ghent. Afterwards, he will normally sign his contract. “I'm looking forward to everything starting,” he said upon his arrival. Read more »
Anderlecht starts the new year with the same concerns as before: defensive problems. Jan Vertonghen injured himself during the first training session of the year and will be sidelined for at least six to eight weeks. In addition, Zanka Jorgensen is awaiting his transfer and will not be available for the cup match against Beerschot. Moussa N'Diaye is also struggling with some discomfort and is uncertain. Read more »
Anderlecht is said to have made a first offer to Real Betis for the rental with option to buy Senegalese defender Nobel Mendy. However, this offer does not meet the demands of the Sevilla club, which paid nearly a million euros to Paris FC for the 20-year-old player last summer. The current offer from purple and white is considered too low by Betis, both in terms of initial transfer fee and conditions for additional transfer revenue. However, upon fulfilling all the conditions, Betis could earn up to 4 million euros. Read more »
In the urgent search for central defenders, Anderlecht would also have ended up with Jordan Torunarigha of Gent according to Sacha Tavolieri. The German is out of contract this summer and refused a new proposal from his club. Read more »
Sacha Tavolieri reports that 19-year-old Gambian Haruna Rasid Njie of Rigas FS is still on Anderlecht's radar. The defensive midfielder can also be played centrally or on the left in defense.
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According to Talksport, Matt Targett is now also said to be on Anderlecht's list. Targett is not getting on at Newcastle and wants to re-launch his career. According to the same source, Frankfurt would also show interest. For now, it doesn't seem to be more than a rumor. With a weekly wage of £70,000, Targett is simply too expensive unless Newcastle agree to a rental deal as well as continue to pay the bulk of the wages. Read more »
Anderlecht is definitely looking to strengthen with additional central defenders. One name already mentioned is Nobel Mendy (20 years old). Spanish sources claim that a first offer has been made by the Brussels club to Betis Sevilla, where the Senegalese player is active. This is what La Dernière Heure knows. Read more »
As the transfer market opens, speculation intensifies around potential player movements. Notably, transfer journalist Sacha Tavolieri has reported that Anderlecht is interested in acquiring Siebe Van der Heyden. The 26-year-old left-footed defender, who stands at 1.85m tall, was sold by Union to Mallorca in 2023 for approximately €4 million. However, his time in Spain has been limited, with only 96 minutes of play in La Liga this season. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren is said to have attracted interest from Turkish Trabzonspor. According to a Turkish source, the Süper Lig club is exploring options to attract the Belgian player. Earlier, interest from Westerlo was also reported, but a transfer to the Kemphans is not very realistic. Verschaeren's future with Anderlecht remains unclear. The player is experiencing a shaky season and, before the injury wave, mostly took his place on the bench. Read more »
Anderlecht urgently needs to look for short- and long-term central defenders. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Ahmed Touba of KV Mechelen is also on the radar, but attracting the Algerian will not be so easy. Read more »
LA Galaxy have sold central defender Jalen Neal to Montreal. The Americans are therefore betting fully on the arrival of Danish defender Mathias Zanka Jorgensen. Zanka has the opportunity to sign with the LA Galaxy for two years and is said to already be aware of all contract terms.
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According to Sacha Tavolieri, it is certain that César Huerta will be an Anderlecht player. Indeed, according to him, an agreement has also been found between Anderlecht and Pumas. Read more »
Het Nieuwsblad reports that Anderlecht is showing interest in Nobel Mendy of Betis Sevilla. Mendy is a 20-year-old central defender. He could become the successor to Zanka, should he leave for the US. Read more »
For those wondering why no reinforcements have been announced yet: the transfer market in Belgium only opens tomorrow, on Jan. 7. So from then on, clubs can attract players or let them go. The transfer window runs until Feb. 3. So Olivier Renard has less than a month to arrange the necessary transfers to make Anderlecht competitive for the last half of the season. On top of that, Anderlecht's sporting director should not go out with an empty wallet. There would be a certain transfer budget available. Read more »
For those wondering why no reinforcements have been announced yet: the transfer market in Belgium only opens tomorrow, on Jan. 7. So from then on, clubs can attract players or let them go. The transfer window runs until Feb. 3. So Olivier Renard has less than a month to arrange the necessary transfers to make Anderlecht competitive for the last half of the season. On top of that, Anderlecht's sporting director should not go out with an empty wallet. There would be a certain transfer budget available.
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