Anderlecht's U21 players suffered a defeat in the Premier League International Cup U21 last night. They lost 3-1 to Southampton. The match already started disappointingly for purple and white, who were trailing 2-0 at halftime. Read more »
Anderlecht has officially announced the signing of Lucas Hey, a 21-year-old central defender from FC Nordsjaelland. The young Dane has signed a contract that will keep him at the club until 2029. Sporting director Olivier Renard praised Hey's qualities, stating, "Lucas is a tall central defender who is proficient with both feet and excels in ball progression." Hey's versatility will enhance Anderlecht's defensive options, as he is capable of playing both left and right center-back positions and is comfortable in both three- and four-man defensive setups. Renard noted that despite his youth, Hey has already gained valuable experience in Denmark. Read more »
In the Premier League International Cup, Anderlecht's U21 will face Southampton tonight at 7 p.m.. So far, the team has already suffered defeats against Chelsea and Brighton. Anderlecht is the only Belgian club participating in this international competition. Read more »
According to Sacha Tavolieri, Anderlecht is showing interest in Tanatswa Nyakuhwa. This is a 19-year-old left flank attacker who currently plays for Cardiff City's U21 side. He is also a Welsh youth international.
Read more »
The RSCA Futures drew 2-2 against La Louvière, the number two seed in the standings. Milan Robberechts (pictured) quickly put purple and white ahead. Shortly after the break, Robbie Ure scored the second Anderlecht goal. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht have recruited 17-year-old French youth international Enzo Sternal from Olympique Marseille. He signs a contract until 2027 and will join the RSCA Futures with shirt number 28.
Read more »
With his goal, Tristan Degreef was the match-winner for Anderlecht. The youngster also played a very good game otherwise. ‘We deserved this victory,' he told afterwards. ‘We could have scored even more.' Read more »
As was expected, Anderlecht have recruited 18-year-old Malian winger Ibrahim Kanaté. Kanaté signed until 2028 and will initially join the RSCA Futures. Read more »
A few days after his debut in Anderlecht's main squad, Ali Maamar has extended his contract at purple-white until 2028. ‘Ali is doing very well this season for the RSCA Futures. This is therefore a good moment to confirm our mutual commitment,' Tim Borguet, Anderlecht's head of youth training, explained. Read more »
Anderlecht continue to target talents from Mali. Currently, central defender Abdoul Razak Touré, 18 and from the Jean-Marc Guillou academy in Bamako, is said to be being tested. Touré, who particularly made his mark during the U17 African Cup of Nations in Algeria, was previously in the picture at Red Bull Salzburg. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has had its eye on Jovan Mijatovic, a 19-year-old striker from New York City FC. Mijatovic, 1.79 metres tall, can play both as a central striker and on the flanks. He was trained with Red Star Belgrade before making the move to the United States. In his career, Mijatovic has played 111 games, scoring 41 goals and providing 12 assists. Read more »
Anderlecht has turned its attention to 19-year-old Kevin Dodaj, a talented winger from KF Vllaznia, Albanian media reported. Dodaj, who can also play as a striker, has played 21 games this season, scoring five goals and providing two assists. He comes from Vllaznia's youth academy and has already played three international matches for the Albanian U21 team. Dodaj's market value is estimated at 350,000 euros. His contract runs until June 2027. Read more »
RSCA Futures is set to strengthen its squad with the acquisition of Ibrahim Kanaté, according to Het Nieuwsblad. The 18-year-old forward has attracted interest from prominent clubs, including Club Bruges and Chelsea. Anderlecht is reportedly prepared to pay €1.8 million for the promising striker, who currently plays for Afrique Football Elite. Kanaté is expected to undergo medical tests today. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen won the Flemish Giant yesterday. This annual award, presented by the Flemish Association of Sports Journalists, honors exceptional figure in the Flemish sports world. “Nice that the work of my Foundation also gets recognition this way,” he said. Read more »
OH Leuven announced the arrival of Amadou Diallo this afternoon. The 19-year-old flank attacker is leaving Anderlecht, where he has played since 2018. Diallo will join OHL with the U23, who play in the highest amateur league. Read more »
Anderlecht has now also officially announced that the RSCA Futures will play their remaining home matches this season in Deinze. The first will be next Saturday's match against Jong Genk. The RSCA Women will also play some home matches in Deinze. 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 »
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 »
Anderlecht's U23 team prepared for the rest of the season today in the Netherlands with a friendly against Heracles. Despite a strong start, in which they took a 0-2 lead thanks to goals by Moutha-Sebtaoui and Ure, coach Jelle Coen's team eventually went down 3-2. This defeat is anything but a good preparation for the January 11 six-point match against Jong Genk. 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.
Read more »
According to Africafoot, Anderlecht is about to strengthen with two young players from Jean-Marc Guillou's academy in Ivory Coast. They are Aboubacar Diarra and Abdoul Karim Djiré from Mali. Read more »
Former Anderlecht player Gilbert 'Gille' Van Binst passed away last night in Zaventem at the age of 73. Van Binst was part of Anderlecht's top team at the end of the 1970s, which won the European Cup II twice, among other things.
Read more »
Last summer, Anderlecht said goodbye to several players. The soccer season is now halfway over for these guys as well. Time to take stock. We start today with the boys from the Futures who went elsewhere. Read more »
The name-dropping has begun. The next player to be linked to Anderlecht listens to the name of Harvey Vale. English sports journalist Ben Jacobs reports that Anderlecht is one of three clubs showing interest in this Chelsea player. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht is showing interest in Jan Ziolkowski, a 19-year-old central defender from Legia Warsaw. At 1.94 meters tall, Ziolkowski is a standout player, having started in Legia's U19 and before that played at MKS Polonia. This season he has played 11 games, accounting for 573 minutes of playing time, in which he gave one assist. He is also active for the Polish national team, with four selections in the U20 team and one goal. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has announced that Anas Tajaouart has extended his contract until mid-2029. Tajaouart, who has played with the club's youth teams since 2013, is proud of this decision and emphasizes the club's interest in his development. He has proven himself as an important player for the RSCA Futures, where he has played 44 games and wore the captain's armband. The head of youth training, Tim Borguet, also praised Tajaouart as a “creative playmaker with strong technical and tactical skills.
Read more »
CIES Football Observatory has included Joel Ordonez (Bruges) and Jan-Carlo Simic (RSCA) in their list of best young central defenders under the age of 21. Seventeen-year-old Pau Cubarsi of FC Barcelona tops the list, followed by Ordonez and Simic. Simic initially received some criticism, but in recent months has emerged as a strong, reliable defender.
Read more »
Certain newspapers are reporting that Killian Sardella is still not able to train full time with the group after all. The defender is said to be still suffering from some discomfort which makes his appearance against Racing Genk very doubtful. He will probably not even be included in the squad and his return to action will be delayed for a week. Read more »
