Media in Algeria are reporting interest from Anderlecht for Youcef Belaïli. The 29-year-old left-back is a free player since his contract at Qatar SC expires today. Anderlecht did not yet make an offer, according to the entourage of the player, the Swiss Basel did. Other clubs would also show interest.
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One of Peter Verbeke's missions is to bring down the wages. With that in mind, he tried to convince Zakaria Bakkali to break his contract, but in vain. "Bakkali is not open to that," Verbeke tells Het Nieuwsblad.
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Despite the capital increase, Anderlecht will not do crazy things on the transfer market in the coming years either. "Getting a 6 to 7 million euro striker is not yet one of our possibilities," says Peter Verbeke. "We have to look for young talent and hope he explodes." Read more »
Anderlecht are not planning to attract many players this winter mercato. That's what Peter Verbeke says. For one position, however, they are looking out: the one of right back. Also because Amir Murillo (photo) might make a transfer soon. Read more »
There is a chance that Anderlecht will loan out Killian Sadella after the winter break. Head of sports Peter Verbeke made this clear in Het Nieuwsblad. "Maybe that's best, so he can play more in the future", Verbeke says. Read more »
Anderlecht has extended the contract of Théo Leoni. The U21 captain, whose commitment expired at the end of this season, has now tied his fate to Anderlecht until 2024. The agreement also includes an option for two additional years. Read more »
The Turkish website Ajansspor writes that Anderlecht, like Antwerp and Houston Dynamo, made a bid for Youssouf Ndayishimiye. It is not the first time that Ndayishimiye has been linked to Anderlecht. In December last year this also happened. Read more »
Several website link the name of Francis Amuzu to Glasgow Rangers, Everton and Wolfsburg. These reports go back to an article in the Walloon newspaper L'Avenir. Read more »
Anderlecht have allowed Luca Ferrara, a 19-year-old right back at U21, to sign a professional contract until the end of the season. "Luca is fast, aggressive in the game and technically skilled," is how purple-white describes the player. Read more »
The website Goal reports that Anderlecht are showing interest in PSG's Djeidi Gassama. Gassama is an 18-year-old left-winger who scored five times in the UEFA Youth League this season. PSG themselves see a future in Gassama and will not let him leave. Gassama also wants to stay. Read more »
According to French newspaper La Voix Du Nord, Anderlecht is one of the clubs that have set their sights on Lille player Cheikh Niasse. The 21-year-old defensive midfielder does not get much playing time at the Northern French club and wants to leave.
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Police have questioned former shareholder Alexandre Van Damme as part of the investigation into fraud in the sale of the club to Marc Coucke several years ago. Van Damme was heard as a witness, not a suspect. Read more »
Anderlecht has found reinforcements for the scouting team in Tim Matthys (37). Matthys used to work as Sports Manager for AA Gent, but now he will be working for Anderlecht where he will be working together with Peter Verbeke again. The transfer had been in the air for a while.
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The good performances of Sergio Gomez obviously do not go unnoticed, including abroad. Olympique Marseille, for example, has its eye on the Spaniard. The French club is urgently looking for a left back and has Gomez on its shortlist Read more »
The Italian website TuttoMercatoWeb reports interest from Torino in Christian Kouamé. Not for a post-season transfer, but as early as January. Torino saw striker Andrea Belotti out for months with a serious injury. Kouamé is mentioned as a possible replacement. Read more »
21-year-old Jakub Kiwior made his debut in Serie A, as the Polish defender played the entire match against Inter Milan with Spezia. Kiwior arrived at Anderlecht in 2016 as a 16-year-old top talent, but could not live up to it. Read more »
According to the usually well-informed Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Anderlecht are following Valentin Castellanos. This 23-year-old Argentinian striker plays for New York and with 19 goals he is top scorer in the American league. Read more »
Naim Van Attenhoven's debut with the national team is not going unnoticed. Footmercato writes that the 18-year-old Anderlecht goalkeeper has attracted the interest of several clubs from the French Ligue 2.
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With almost all transfers you hear that Vincent Kompany made the final push for the transfer. The same goes for Joshua Zirkzee. He doesn't want to speak about his future yet but he feels very good at Anderlecht at the moment.
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Last summer Christian Kouamé went to the Olympics with Ivory Coast, just before his departure he heard of the interest of RSC Anderlecht. A video meeting with Vincent Kompany followed in which the striker was impressed with Kompany's knowledge, thus removing all doubt. Read more »
Anderlecht will play against RAAL La Louvière in the 1/16th finals of the Cup of Belgium. What can we expect and what do we need to know? We took a closer look at the club and what appears? We can safely call them 'the little Anderlecht'. Read more »
Luc Nilis is currently head coach at Limburg's Belisia Bilzen. Yet he could just as well have worked for RSC Anderlecht, only the purple and white team failed to make him a decent financial proposal, causing Nilis to say no. Read more »
On the sidelines of this Sunday's game against Beerschot, Eleven Sports broadcast an interview with Yari Verschaeren. The midfielder spoke about his many years with Anderlecht, his friendship with Jérémy Doku, his first goal with the Red Devils and his contract extension. "Why did it take so long? I didn't want to deal with it until after the season." Read more »
The career of Andy Najar is back on track. The Honduran, who seemed to be written off for soccer at Anderlecht, is currently doing very well at his club DC United. He is a key player and is even a fixed value for the national team again. Read more »
The Brazilian website El Crack Deportivo writes that Anderlecht has set its sights on right-back Marcelo Weigandt of Boca Juniors. Given the tone of the article, we would describe EL Crack Deportiva as a clickbait site, but we'll mention it anyway. Read more »
The contract extension of Jari Verschaeren dragged on for a long time, but finally happened. The player signed until 2024. "I made the right choice," the player said. "Before leaving Belgium, I want to become national champion," he concluded. Read more »
Sergio Gomez feels good at Anderlecht, but before it came to a transfer this summer, the Spaniard sought advice from Pep Guardiola. That in itself is not surprising since his agent is the brother of the Manchester City coach. Pep gave favorable advice and Gomez signed. Read more »
The club has decided not to recruit an additional assistant for Vincent Kompany. Only Willem Weijs will strengthen the club, but there will be no alternative for Will Still, who chose for Standard.
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Craig Bellamy left Anderlecht to be with his family and to recover from psychological problems. However, Bellamy liked to stay at Neerpede where he could further develop many of his talents. Vincent Kompany also appreciated the collaboration with Bellamy. Peter Verbeke has now announced that a three-year contract is waiting for Bellamy when he returns. The Welshman is in any case charmed by the proposal.
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