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 »
Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen (19) will definitely leave Anderlecht according to La Dernière Heure and will go to Burnley. The transfer would have gained momentum and Kompany's club would offer 5 million euro plus bonuses. Read more »
Het Nieuwsblad writes this morning that Bart Verbruggen is interested in a transfer to Burnley. He could become first goalkeeper there. A first bid, said to be around 3 million euros, was rejected. Burnley would now increase their bid to reach an amount between 5 and 7 million euros. Read more »
Sunday at 7 pm, the U23 team of Anderlecht plays a friendly against Hoger Op Wolvertem Merchtem. The match starts at 7 pm in the Wolvertem stadium, Veilinglaan 66 in Wolvertem. Read more »
Briek Morel, a 16-year-old youth player of Anderlecht, leaves Neerpede and chooses a German adventure. At Anderlecht, Morel had disappeared to the background a bit. Read more »
Mercato authority Fabrizio Romano reports that Fabio Silva is on his way to Anderlecht. Silva is a Portuguese striker for whom Wolverhampton paid a whopping 40 million euros in 2020. Anderlecht will rent him. Read more »
Anderlecht continues to pay the necessary attention to the RSCA Futures who will play in the Challenger Pro League (1B) in the coming season. The contracts of goalkeeper Rik Vercauteren and midfielder Alonzo Engwanda were renewed. Read more »
It took a long time, but finally there is white smoke: Mario Stroeykens has extended his contract with Anderlecht. The 17-year old striker, who was still tied up until the end of next season, extended his contract with one year. He is now fixed until mid 2024. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht are always on the lookout for a good deal on young talent and have made a proposal for Yerson Chacon according to the Venezuelan press. Deportivo Tachira have refused the deal for the time being, the source said. Read more »
The Pro League has finally determined the final rules for the players who will be allowed to play in the U23 in 1B. The most striking is that players of the first team who return from an injury that caused them to miss six or more games, are also allowed to join the U23 team to gain match rhythm. Read more »
On Tuesday, July 12, Anderlecht will play a friendly game against Helmond Sport. The Dutch second division team announced this today. The match will be played behind closed doors and will start at 11 am. Read more »
The 15-year-old Jarne Flies has signed his first professional contract today. This is what Anderlecht communicated. Flies, an attacking midfielder, is the first player born in 2007 to sign a professional contract. Read more »
Four years after he left Anderlecht at the age of 19, Milan Corryn wants to return to Belgium. Speaking to Voetbalkrant, the midfielder says he was too impatient at the time. "After three years with the U21, I wanted more." Read more »
Anderlecht lost its first game of the preparation period. In Neerpede, the purple and white lost with 0-1 against STVV. Felice Mazzu had his team play in a 3-5-2 formation and gave 23 players playing time. 16 of them are younger than 23. Read more »
"Fantastic", with that adjective Vincen Kompany describes his period at Anderlecht. During his first press conference as Burnley manager, he of course also returned to his adventure at purple-white. "I didn't have to leave. That was decided by mutual agreement." Read more »
Isaac Tshibangu, a 19-year-old Congolese from Anderlecht's U21 squad, will play in Turkey next season. Today, he signed a three-year contract with Bandirmaspor, a Turkish second division team Read more »
Felice Mazzu spoke to the press yesterday for the first time as Anderlecht's manager. He told how honored he feels to work here, but also answered sporting questions. "3-5-2 like at Union? I adapt my system in function of the players I have at my disposal." Read more »
The French website Footmercato lists Anderlecht as one of the (many) clubs keeping a very close eye on Samba Diallo's situation at Dinamo Kiev. Diallo is a 19-year-old Senegalese. Due to the war situation, a departure cannot be ruled out. Read more »
After the physical tests of Monday and Tuesday, Anderlecht has now really started training. Newcomers Ishaq Abdulrazak and Nilson Angulo did not train yet. Lucas Lissens, Mario Stroeykens, Sergio Gomez and Adrien Trebel are training individually. Read more »
There was doubt for a long time about where the Anderlecht U23 were going to play their matches. All in the Lotto Park was not really an option. There is now a solution with the King Baudouin Stadium Read more »
Felice Mazzu spoke yesterday for the first time since his appointment as Anderlecht coach. To hear him, you have to pay (hopefully this won't become a new trend), but fortunately the club also posted some pieces of the conversation transcribed and free online. Read more »
The Pro League has announced the calendar of 1B, better known as the Challenger Pro League. The RSCA Futures receive KMSK Deinze on the first match day. Read more »
What can we expect from the U23's that will start in 1B next season? Willem Weijs, last season assistant manager at Anderlecht, is familiar with youth teams in the second division, warns that it will be a big adjustment. "It's very different from youth soccer," he says. Read more »
Now that Guillaume Gillet has put away his soccer boots, Anderlecht must look for another experienced player to guide the U23 in 1B. According to La Dernière Heure, Anderlecht has started talks with Jérémy Taravel to fill in this vacancy. Read more »
In a message on the club website Anderlecht has announced the composition of the technical staff for next season. Including Guillaume Gillet. As already leaked yesterday, he will become assistant manager and will therefore not play for the U23 team in 1B. Read more »
