At a press conference today, Pep Guardiola confirmed the transfer of Sergio Gomez. The Manchester City manager also indicated that Gomez will not be loaned out. "He is here now and will stay with us," Guardiola said. Read more »
Anderlecht is counting on their own youth players more than ever this season to take care of the defense. What strikes: they all show an enormous amount of calmness on the ball. That is no coincidence, says Jean Kindermans. Read more »
Even with Verschaeren and Refaelov on the bench, there was no place in the starting lineup for Anouar Ait El Hadj against Paide. It has been suggested here and there that a loan move would not be a bad thing, but head of youth training Jean Kindermans does not think so. Read more »
Italian soccer journalist Alfredo Pedulla reports that Anderlecht are currently negotiating with Parma over a transfer of Giuseppe Pezzella. Pezzella is a left winger and thus a possible reinforcement if Sergio Gomez and Francis Amuzu leave. Read more »
The RSCA Futures played two friendly game on Sunday and yesterday in preparation for the league start in 1B. On Sunday, the type team played against FC Liege. Yesterday, the other players practiced against the U19 of Metz. In this second game, Mustapha Bundu (photo) played along. Read more »
No Bart Verbruggen in the selection for yesterday's match against Seraing. Transfer concerns were not the reason. The Dutchman played in a friendly game with the RSCA Futures against FC Liege. Read more »
Barely four minutes as a midfielder, Noah Sadiki needed to give his first assist of his professional career. "I still had to hurry, because Fabio Silva's pass was actually a bit too soft. I told him that has to be better next time," the 17-year-old Anderlecht product laughed after the match. Read more »
Anderlecht will be missing its two right wingers in the squad tomorrow against Seraing due to suspension. Ishaq Abdulrazak is serving his first of two suspension days after his red card against Cercle. Amir Murillo is on his third and final day of suspension following his red card at the end of last season. Read more »
That Sergio Gomez will not be there against Paide has nothing to do with a possible transfer to Manchester City, according to Felice Mazzu. "He is not yet fully fit," Mazzu explains the non-selection. Besides, the coach wants to bring Gomez cautiously. "Possibly he will first play a few matches with the U23 to gain rhythm." Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has meanwhile set foot in Estonia. During the flight, Lior Refaelov was speaking to the press. Sebastiono Esposito's Instagram account shows that during the flight there was also time for fun. Read more »
The U23 of Anderlecht have won a friendly game against Young Ajax with 4-1 yesterday. Lucas Stassin (pic) opened the score just before half-time. In the final minutes, the purple and white team extended the score with two goals to a spacious 4-1 final score. Read more »
Paide Linnameeskond. For us, the Estonian team was an unknown team when they were drawn as Anderlecht's opponent in the third preliminary round of the Conference League. So we went to investigate. Get to know the still young club. Read more »
Krystian Borecki leaves Anderlecht after eleven years. The 18-year old central midfielder will try his luck in Italy at Venezia. Last season, he was still a basic player for the U18 team, but the purple and white team had no room for him in the selection for 1B. Read more »
The U23 of Anderlecht will play a friendly game against their Ajax peers on Monday. The match between the RSCA Futures and Young Ajax will take place in Neerpede and will start at 6 pm. Read more »
Felice Mazzu's selection includes many young players, but due to the high competition they will often have to content themselves with a role as substitute. The fact that the U23s are playing in 1B this season is a great opportunity. Read more »
Nkaka came over from Ostend a few years ago, but his transfer was far from a success. The player was loaned out several times, the last time to Waasland Beveren. He never managed to get a contract. Read more »
Peter Verbeke looks forward to the new football season with healthy confidence. In an interview with De Morgen, he indicates that other clubs spent much more money on the transfer market, but he also mentions the names of ten young players of whom he expects a lot this year.
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Anderlecht U14 already played a friendly game against FC Köln. However, this one was lost with 7-2. Today and tomorrow it's the turn of their older colleagues with Beerschot and STVV as their opponents. Read more »
The U23 delivered a good performance yesterday as part of the preparation for the new season. Beerschot went down with 6-0. A few days ago they also played against Antwerp (0-3), but this time the team was reinforced with a few players from the first team, such as Murillo, Stroeykens and Colassin. Read more »
Jeremy Taravel is set to join RSCA's U23 team, according to the Belgian press. The 35-year-old central defender will be in charge of coaching the players on the pitch. This role was initially planned for Guillaume Gillet before he joined the staff. He is free of any contract and will have to bring his experience to the young players. Read more »
After 12 seasons at Neerpede, the adventure of Noureddine Moukrim at purple-white comes to an end. The former professional player, who obtained all qualifications to coach at the highest level, will coach the U21 of Union Saint-Gilloise. They were looking for a coach after the departure of Pocognoli to Genk. Read more »
Anderlecht U23 played a friendly game against Wolvertem Merchten yesterday evening. It won with 1-2. Goal scorers were Ferrara with a placed header and Bouchouari with a nice shot from just outside the 16. Coach Robin Veldman played with a mix of U18 players and boys who will be seen in 1B next season. Read more »
Anderlecht lost his first friendly game against Lyon with 2-3. In this match, young players and substitutes got their chance. The winning goal fell late in the match. Read more »
Today Anderlecht plays not one, but two friendly games against Lyon. At 3pm the first game takes place in Neerpede, behind closed doors. Both this match and the gala match at 8 pm, which will be with fans, can be watched live on Mauve TV. Read more »
