Yari Verschaeren is one of the four Anderlecht-players who will have to help the Belgian U19 in qualifying for the U19 final round in two weeks time. This convocation is not a problem for Anderlecht: the competition is in any case interrupted for international football. Read more »
Edo Kayembe also received an invitation to report to the national team in about a week and a half. The midfielder plays with the U23 of Congo against Morocco. Read more »
Normally he never talks to the press, but now he did it anyway. Het Laatste Nieuws brings a page-size interview with the rebel of Anderlecht. "I am always the scapegoat and that is unjust", Vranjes defends himself. Read more »
High visit earlier this week at Anderlecht. No less than Gheorghe Hagi, the best Romanian footballer ever, came by. The former star of Real Madrid and Barcelona is currently coach at Viitorul Constanta in his home country and came to find inspiration. Read more »
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Landry Dimata has now decided not to have surgery anyway. The striker would opt for a rehabilitation scheme. Player and club hope that Dimata gets ready for the playoffs. He also wants to play the European Championship for U21 in June.
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The heart of Georges Heylens bleeds, he can not believe that RSC Anderlecht will miss European football next year. Heylens experienced this in the season 1963-1964 and he sees the difference compared to then and now.
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Francis Amuzu gave his business card to Club Brugge. Can he hope for a place in the starting eleven against Lokeren? That chance may be there, according to Fred Rutten. Read more »
The Belgian U19 played a friendly game against FC Dender from the first amateur class on Thursday. The young Devils won with 3-2. Anderlecht player Theo Leoni scored twice from the penalty spot. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren sees his breakthrough rewarded with a new and improved contract. The current commitment of the 17-year-old midfielder runs until 2020. Anderlecht and Verschaeren have started the talks for a new agreement. Read more »
When does Landry Dimata get surgery? According to Het Laatste Nieuws, the striker has not yet made a decision, but Het Nieuwsblad says he did. This last newspaper knows that the striker will get surgery and will not play anymore this season. Read more »
Mile Svilar closed the door of Neerpede in 2017 behind him. The young keeper was eager to become the first keeper. Coach René Weiler did not listen to that. Goalkeeping coach at the youth, Patrick Verheyden considers Weiler responsible for the departure of the young Svilar: "He broke him." Read more »
He was looking forward to it, the Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand, in an adventure at RSC Anderlecht. But they eventually chose Fred Rutten. The negotiations were already far, but then Hjulmand's current club Nordsjaelland needed time and it was not there. Read more »
Over the past few days Anderlecht received all its scouts in Neerpede. For three days Frank Arnesen and Michael Verschueren spoke with them about their role in the (near) future. The message was clear: Anderlecht want to rely again on their scouts and not on agents. Read more »
The U21 of Anderlecht won their sixth game yesterday in as many games in their play-offs. At home against Cercle Brugge, the game ended at 3-0. Antoine Colassin (photo), Sieben Dewaele and Chris Kalulika scored. Read more »
Sieben Dewaele's contract expired normally in June 2019 but on Thursday he signed a new contract until next season. Bad news for Standard Liège, the club wanted to get Dewaele to Liège free of charge during the summer. Read more »
Sven Kums is now captain because of the absence of Adrien Trebel. It is therefore his task to address to the players in the circle before the match. The combination with Yari Verschaeren on the midfield is also excellent: "He reminds me of myself with the difference that Yari is better." Read more »
On Sunday, Oleg Iachtchouk and Jean Thissen will give the the kickoff against Club Brugge. Iachtchouk conquered four national titles with purple-white, for the past few years there he has been youth coach at RSC Anderlecht. Read more »
The 20-year-old midfielder Sieben Dewaele has extended his contract with RSC Anderlecht until 2020. Dewaele's contract expired normally at the end of this season. Jean Kindermans hopes that Dewaele will soon make his first minutes with the first team. Read more »
About 400 fans turned up for the open training on Wednesday. They did not see Francis Amuzu. The winger sustained a bruise with the U21 on Monday and stayed on the side.
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Manager Michael Verschueren and doctor Kristof Sas had a meeting with Landry Dimata this week to discuss the different options for his painful knee. If he chooses for an operation, then Dimata is out for five months. Nevertheless, chances are big that the striker will go under the knife. Read more »
Luka Adzic was on the field on Monday with the reserves of RSC Anderlecht where he scored the opening goal. On the private level things are not going well with the winger. He had to say goodbye to his grandfather on his mother's side. Read more »
The U21 also won their fifth game in the playoffs. At Antwerp it became 2-3. Luka Adzic, Francis Amuzu and Alan Mayanga (photo) scored for purple-white. Read more »
The Belgian U19 will hold a short training camp in Tubize from Wednesday 27 February to Friday 1 March. National coach Jacky Mathijssen called up five players from Anderlecht. Also with them Yari Verschaeren. The question, however, is, whether Fred Rutten will let him go to Tubize. Read more »
The players from the U18-core who do not play a lot, played a friendly game against the U19 of Union on Wednesday. Anderlecht won with 5-1. Simion Michez was noticed with three goals. Mathis Van Landschoot and Niklo Dailly scored the other goals. Read more »
Many Anderlecht players are currently on a traning camp with the Belgian U17 in Marbella. There they played a first friendly game on Wednesday. Against Slovakia they lost with 2-3. The young Devils nevertheless were leading with 2-0. The second goal was scored by Anderlecht-player Chris Kalulika. Read more »
Albert Sambi Lokonga is currently working hard on his return after his knee operation. He will not play again this season. The midfielder fully focuses on next season: "My goal is the summer training camp in July 2019". Read more »
The U21 won with 2-0 against Racing Genk on Monday. Elvis Mehanovic (photo) and Francis Amuzu took care of the goals. Because of this victory Anderlecht remains leader with twelve out of twelve. Negative point of the evening: after a quarter of an hour Olivier Dhauholou fell out with an injury to the thigh. Read more »
