Anderlecht played a 2-2 draw against Rakow Czestochowa in a friendly game yesterday afternoon. Purple and white took a 2-0 lead through Kasper Dolberg (photo) and Moussa N'Diaye. In the closing stages, with many inexperienced youngsters between the lines, Anderlecht conceded two goals. Read more »
Silke Vanwynsberghe, the 28-year-old defender of the RSCA Women, has decided to hang up her soccer shoes. Despite her relatively young age, she struggled with injuries. However, her decision to quit is not due to physical burden. Vanwynsberghe wants to end her career while she is still fully enjoying the game, rather than waiting for her performance to diminish. After retiring from soccer, she will focus on her career as a physical therapist and her other passions, including running. Read more »
Lucas Biglia, former Anderlecht captain and Argentina international, is making his debut on the club's staff, and his influence is already being felt. Biglia is actively involved in training and focuses mainly on mentoring young players. He offers them personal guidance and shares his experiences to help them develop as professionals, including mentally. Read more »
Silvio Proto has joined the selection during the training camp in Renesse. Proto will take his role as the club's goalkeeping coach from now on. This includes both the first team and the youth academy, where he focuses on developing talents in all age groups. The staff and team are gradually becoming more complete. Read more »
In the run-up to the league start in early August, the RSCA Futures will play four friendly games. Schalke 04, Stade Reims, PSV and Metz are the opponents. Find out the dates here. From Saturday, July 26 to Tuesday, July 29, the Futures will also go on training camp to the Dutch town of Delden. Read more »
After a number of clubs from 1B, Union is now also fighting league reform. It is mainly about the format of the Challenger Pro League. Union finds it unacceptable that the rules about the relegated teams were changed during the season. In addition, it makes a problem of clamping down on at least 4 U23 teams from first division teams. Read more »
A right winger is the next profile on Olivier Renard's shopping list, transfer journalist Sacha Tavolieri writes today. For that position, Anderlecht is thinking of Serginho of Viborg, according to him. The interest is concrete. Read more »
Anderlecht has strengthened its selection with 19-year-old goalkeeper Lander Gijsbers of Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Gijsbers signed a one-year deal and is also a youth international for Belgium. Last season he was mostly active with OHL's U23 team. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has its eye on 23-year-old French defender Étienne Youté Kinkoué, currently active at Le Havre. Kinkoué, who is of Cameroonian descent, has an impressive background with training at Troyes, Inter Milan and Olympiacos. Last season, he played 28 games in all competitions, in which he received four yellow and one red card. Kinkoué has a contract that runs until June 2026 and Le Havre would be willing to let him go for a fee of around five million euros. Read more »
Yesterday, Anderlecht left for the Netherlands with 34 players for a practice camp in Renesse. Nathan Saliba will join the group later this week. Coach Besnik Hasi is also taking some youngsters from the Futures squad. Read more »
Anderlecht has had Mohamed Abdellaoui sign his first professional contract. The attacking midfielder is a regular at U18 and has committed to purple-white until 2027, with an option for an additional year. Read more »
After the third friendly game, Besnik Hasi spoke to the press. Among other things, he made a first analysis of the summer transfers. "Keita is a profile that we don't have in our own youth," he said, among other things. Read more »
Sacha Tavolieri adds another name to the list of targets: Gabriel Misehouy. The Dutchman is a nearly 20-year-old winger who currently plays for Girona, but is a youth product of Ajax.
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Adjani Mujangi-Bia has signed a professional contract until 2028 with Anderlecht. The 15-year-old son of former footballer Geoffrey Mujangi-Bia is a defensive midfielder and has played for Anderlecht since 2020. Read more »
In a recent episode of the Koolcast Sport, Romelu Lukaku highlighted his strong bond with RSC Anderlecht. The footballer expressed his gratitude for the support he received following the death of his grandfather, a profound event in his youth. Lukaku stated, "Anderlecht saved my life," stressing that their help went beyond football. Lukaku, who joined Anderlecht at the age of 14, lost his grandmother before and describes his grandfather as his "hero." Read more »
As had been announced here and there, Anderlecht has made the transfer of midfielder Enric Llansana (24) official. The midfielder with Spanish and Dutch nationality signed a contract until 2029. Read more »
English journalist Ben Jacobs reports that Anderlecht, like Club Brugge, would be interested in Ethan Williams. The 19-year-old Williams is a winger who is under contract with Manchester United. Read more »
Lindon Selahi, who spent his youth training at RSCA, will not return to the club. Instead, he will leave Rijeka and make the move to Widzew Łódź in Poland. Selahi has signed a three-year contract, with the option for an additional year. The player is expected in Poland today to complete his transfer and will wear the shirt number 18. Read more »
According to Het Nieuwsblad, Anderlecht has bought defensive midfielder Enric Llansana (24). The Dutch-Spaniard comes over from Dutch Cup winner Go Ahead Eagles. Voetbal International also confirmed the player's departure. Read more »
According to reports from Ghana, 18-year-old Dacosta Antwi is making the move to Anderlecht. Purple-White would initially rent the left-footed central defender from Young Apostles FC. If he does well, the loan will be converted into a permanent contract. Read more »
Anderlecht had set its sights on Ugo Lamare El Kadmiri, but the 18-year-old striker is not coming because he failed his medical tests. The young Marseille striker is struggling with a back injury. Read more »
The transfer of Canadian midfielder Nathan Saliba (21) has been announced on Anderlecht's official channels. He is currently still playing at the Gold Cup with Canada where he already scored twice. Read more »
Spanish sources report that RSC Anderlecht have once again turned their attention to Stanis Idumbo, the Belgian youth international currently under contract with Sevilla FC until 2028. Idumbo gets little playing time and the club already tried to sell him during the winter transfer window. Idumbo made the switch from Ajax to Sevilla in January 2024, but now seems open to a new challenge. Read more »
Romelu Lukaku reflected on the Red Devils, his year at Napoli but especially his return to Anderlecht in an extensive interview. "Family-wise, 2027 would be the most ideal time to return," he sounded. Read more »
Lucas Hey remained on the bench during the U21 match between Denmark and France, in which his team took two leads. Nevertheless, Denmark eventually lost 2-3 in the last quarter of the match. This defeat means Denmark is eliminated from the Euro U21 tournament. For now, no information is available about the defender's return to RSCA's core. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht's training sessions begin Monday, with physical tests for available players on Friday and Saturday. However, several players will not be present for this important restart. Read more »
If we look from the year 2000 until now, Anderlecht youth training blows away everything and everyone in terms of transfer fees collected. Purple-White earned nearly 172 million euros from the sale of trained players. Genk comes in as number two at 94 million. Standard and Bruges are at 65 and 63 million, but especially Bruges is coming on strong in recent years. Read more »
