Anderlecht signs 15-year-old defender from Gent
Anderlecht has announced the arrival of Brandon Madjo. The 15-year-old defender joins from AA Gent and has signed a professional contract until 2028. Madjo is a left-footed center back.
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Anderlecht has announced the arrival of Brandon Madjo. The 15-year-old defender joins from AA Gent and has signed a professional contract until 2028. Madjo is a left-footed center back.
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Anthony Vanden Borre doesn't beat around the bush: the current state of “his” Anderlecht pains him. Although the former fan favorite now works quietly at La Louvière, he still closely follows developments at Lotto Park. In an interview with HUMO, he shares his thoughts on the ongoing crisis at the purple and white club. Read more »
Jean Kindermans stands at a turning point in his career: a return to RSC Anderlecht appears closer than ever. Last week there were talks between the purple-and-white club leadership and Antwerp's current head of youth, during which the broad outlines of a possible comeback were discussed. Kindermans is still regarded as the architect of Anderlecht's successful youth academy — news that, among others, Romelu Lukaku would no doubt welcome. The recent change of power at the club, with Wouter Vandenhaute replaced by Jesper Fredberg and Tim Borguet, has cleared the way for a potential return. Read more »
Anderlecht temporarily moves Naïm Aarab and Arnaud Djoum into the first team coaching staff. They will assist Jérémy Taravel this week. Taravel will lead the team until a new coach is appointed. Aarab and Djoum joined from Union last summer. Read more »
The Dutchman Paul Simonis, like Maarten Martens, is in the running to become Anderlecht's new coach, Het Nieuwsblad has learned. According to the paper, a positive conversation took place. Several other coaches are also under consideration. The 40-year-old Simonis worked as a youth coach at Sparta (2005–2020) and as an assistant at Go Ahead Eagles (2020–2022) and Heerenveen (2022–2024), before becoming head coach of Go Ahead Eagles in the summer of 2024. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced the arrival of Jean Cieslinski. The 15-year-old center back is transferring from OH Leuven and has signed a professional contract until 2028. At OHL, Cieslinski already played for the U18 and U23 teams, but at Anderlecht he will join the U16 team. Read more »
Nathan De Cat could not hide his disappointment after the match. "The result is obviously not what we had hoped for," he admitted. "But if you look at the whole game, we put in a decent performance. Compared with recent weeks we created more chances and took the game to the opponent more often." The youngster from Neerpede did see clear room for improvement. Read more »
In their search for a new coach, Anderlecht had been in contact in recent days with Maarten Martens. The 41-year-old Martens is a youth product of Anderlecht and delivered good work at AZ in recent years, although he was sacked there two weeks ago. Martens joined Anderlecht as an eight-year-old in 1992. He made it into the first-team squad but never went further than a single substitute appearance. Read more »
Transfer specialist Sacha Tavolieri seems to know that Anderlecht rejected a €20 million bid for Nathan de Cat the day before yesterday. It was the English club Brighton and Hove Albion that made the bid. Read more »
What had been in the air for some time is now official: 16-year-old Samory Kone is leaving Anderlecht for Ajax. "We are pleased that another talented player has chosen Ajax," says Director of Football Marijn Beuker. "Samory showed at Anderlecht that he has enormous potential." Kone signed a contract with Ajax running until mid-2028. The winger featured for Anderlecht's U18s but will join Ajax's U16s in Amsterdam. Read more »
After an hour, the match was over for Nathan De Cat. The 17-year-old midfielder had to be substituted after suffering a recurrence of the knee injury that had already hampered him earlier this week. The situation raises questions: was De Cat sufficiently recovered to start the match? Read more »
According to foreign sources, Anderlecht has inquired about Andréa Carboni, who is under contract with Monza. He is a 24-year-old Italian center back who can also play left back. Carboni is a true left-footed player and, at 1.87 m, also has some stature. The Italian was trained at Cagliari before moving to Monza. Read more »
For their third match in the Premier League International Cup, Anderlecht's U23 visited Leeds. As in their two previous appearances, the young Purple & White shone and convincingly defeated a powerless English team 0-3. With 7 out of 9 and one game less, they are currently third; only a victory against West Ham, which is still pointless in three games, can put them in first place and earn them a ticket to the next round. The U23 dominated the entire game and were rarely troubled by a Leeds team that was clearly outclassed.
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According to Het Nieuwsblad, Romelu Lukaku is urging Anderlecht to try to bring Jean Kindermans back. However, this is not easy: Kindermans has a solid contract with Antwerp until 2029, the year in which he can retire. Read more »
Anderlecht has signed Ilyes Bennane to his first professional contract. The young attacking midfielder had only just celebrated his 15th birthday on Monday. He is now tied to Anderlecht until mid-2028. Bennane, who comes from Verviers, played in the youth setups of Eupen, Standard and Genk before moving to Anderlecht in 2024. Read more »
According to several sources, Anderlecht is tracking Christ Longville. The 19?year?old right winger, who holds Ivorian nationality, is currently with Lokomotiv Plovdiv in Bulgaria. A transfer would likely only be possible during next summer's transfer window, but the purple?and?white are reportedly already preparing. Longville was developed at SOL FC in Abobo, Ivory Coast, before moving to his current club. Read more »
Transfer guru Fabrizio Romadno reports that Ajax finalized the last details today for the arrival of Samory Kone. Next week, when he celebrates his 16th birthday, the Anderlecht product will sign his contract with the Dutch club. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht is about to officially announce Danylo Sikan (24) as its new striker. The Ukrainian was unable to fully establish himself at Trabzonspor, but has an impressive track record, including a world title with Ukraine U20 and Champions League experience at Shakhtar Donetsk. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has strengthened its goalkeeping squad with the arrival of Justin Heekeren. The 25-year-old goalkeeper, who has German nationality, is making the move from Schalke 04 to Brussels and has signed with the Purple & White until the summer of 2029. Read more »
According to the Danish newspaper Tipsbladet, Anderlecht is one of the clubs interested in Amin Chiakha. This 19-year-old striker was loaned out by FC Copenhagen to Velje for the past six months. Chiakha has already made his debut for the Algerian national team. Read more »
Last Thursday, Lotto Park said farewell to René Peeters, who is retiring. In Het Laatste Nieuws, he reflects on his finest moments at Anderlecht. He also highlights two Neerpede players from whom he has high expectations in the coming years. Read more »
18-year-old Omar Sarr has signed a contract with Anderlecht until 2030. The controlling midfielder was recruited from Diambars FC in Senegal. Sarr will join RSCA Futures. Read more »
In recent days, there have been numerous rumors about wingers being linked to Anderlecht. The latest is Sani Suleiman of AS Trenčín. The Czech club is reportedly asking for €2 to €3 million. That price tag is said to be causing Anderlecht to hesitate, despite the attention the 20-year-old Nigerian winger has been receiving in recent weeks. In addition to interest from Germany (VfB Stuttgart and FC Augsburg), French clubs such as FC Lorient and Stade Brestois 29 have also been mentioned. Read more »
British sports journalist Ben Jacobs has mentioned Anderlecht as one of the clubs interested in both Kristyan Balov and Sani Suleiman. Both are 19-year-old wingers: one from Slavia Sofia, the other from Trenčín. Read more »
Anderlecht lost 2-1 to Sankt-Gallen on training camp in Spain. The Swiss are currently second in the league and had a 2-0 lead. In the closing stages, Cvetkovic was able to ease the pressure, and the Purple & White almost equalized. Read more »
Normally, RSCA Futures would have played their third match in the Premier League International Cup today, but due to winter weather, the match against West Ham has been postponed. Snow made the pitch at Chigwell Construction Stadium unplayable. Read more »
Anderlecht left for their winter training camp in Spain today. Het Nieuwsblad has confirmed that 16-year-old goalkeeper Mattis Seghers was also on the plane. Read more »
