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 30-04-2018 

"Chapeau Deschacht"

INTERVIEWS Olivier Deschacht also made his appearance on the pitch again yesterday. Even though he had no injury at the base of his absence. Just like Andy Najar, the defender set a great performance, with a sincere "chapeau" from coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck as a result. Read more »

Vanhaezebrouck: "On the right we are good"

Vanhaezebrouck:

INTERVIEWS A whole stadium was giving him a standing ovation and was shouting his name, that way Andy Najar was allowed to leave the field after one hour. Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck is as satisfied as his crowd, the Honduran had a successful comeback. Now wait to see how he digests the game. Read more »

Coucke a guest in La Tribune

Coucke a guest in La Tribune

OTHER Marc Coucke will be a guest in the Walloon counterpart of Extra Time tonight, La Tiribune on RTBF. The broadcast starts at 8.30 pm on La Deux. After his passage in Extra Time, the new chairman announced that he would also like to come to the French broadcast. Read more »

Saief suspended against Bruges

Saief suspended against Bruges

GAMES Anderlecht can not count on Kenny Saief in the game against Club Brugge next week. The midfielder took his third yellow card of these play-offs and will be suspended. Saief his suspension gives Hein Vanhaezebrouck mind breakers.
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Anderlecht closer to Bruges after easy win

Anderlecht closer to Bruges after easy win

GAMES Anderlecht won 3-1 against Charleroi yesterday without a lot of problems. Because of this win, Purple & White is approaching to five points from leader Club Brugge. Anderlecht will travel to Bruges next week. Would there still be anything possible? Read more »

Unsecure whether U17 will play for the title

Unsecure whether U17 will play for the title

YOUTH It is not yet clear whether the U17 will finish their last two league games. They are scheduled for 5 and 9 May, but seven or eight players from the U17-selection of Anderlecht will go to the European Championships U17 in England. This means that very few players are left. Read more »

No title yet for U17 after defeat

No title yet for U17 after defeat

YOUTH The U17 of Anderlecht suffered a heavy 1-4-defeat against Standard last Saturday. Because of this they are not yet champion. The players of Nourredine Moukrim now have two more chances to win the title. Read more »

 29-04-2018 

Leya Iseka returns to Neerpede

Leya Iseka returns to Neerpede

TRANSFERS Aaron Leya Iseka is currently playing on loan at Zulte-Waregem. Chances are that he will return to RSC Anderlecht at the end of the season. Essevee has no interest in keeping Iseka longer. They do want Idrissa Doumbia for one more season, but that depends on purple and white. Read more »

With mourning-band against Charleroi

With mourning-band against Charleroi

OTHER Anderlecht will face Charleroi later today with a mourning band around the arm. With this they want to express their support to Lukasz Teodorczyk who lost his brother. The players also unanimously agreed that they would take the three points against Charleroi, for their teammate. Read more »

Milic?

Milic?

TRANSFERS Anderlecht is working hard to strengthen the team. The club was already in the transfer market the previous weeks and Marc Coucke now seems to be turning his attention to Antonio Milic. Read more »

Doore leaves Anderlecht youth for STVV

Doore leaves Anderlecht youth for STVV

YOUTH The 18-year-old Thomas Doore leaves Anderlecht and will play for STVV next season. The left midfielder made the news known via his Instagram page. "Happy to sign at Sint-Truiden for the next season: a new start, a new goal and a new season, I thank the people who have supported me until the end", he writes. Read more »

 28-04-2018 

"Strong defense"

INTERVIEWS Hein Vanhaezebrouck is satisfied with his defense in the last games. Josué Sa, Ivan Obradovic and Leander Dendoncker are in defense. I think they perform very well in the last matches. Only it was Matz Sels that made some mistakes. Read more »


 27-04-2018 

"Qualitatively not inferior to the rest"

INTERVIEWS RSC Anderlecht lost at Standard and at Genk. A journalist noted that Purple & White is also the only team in play-off1 that plays with so many young people. Yet Hein Vanhaezebrouck does not want to mention that as a reason for the loss of points, on the contrary. Read more »

Brother Teodorczyk has passed away

Brother Teodorczyk has passed away

OTHER This morning it became known that Lukasz Teodorczyk had traveled to Poland because of a death in the family. RSC Anderlecht now announces that it is the brother of the Polish striker, who has passed away. Anderlecht-online wishes Teodorczyk and his family a lot of strength with this sad news. Read more »

Teodorczyk to Poland

Teodorczyk to Poland

OTHER Lukasz Teodorczyk traveled to Poland for his family because of a death. The Polish striker was suspended for the game against Charleroi anyway. It is expected that he will return in the beginning of next week. Read more »

 26-04-2018 

U14 participate in tournament in Japan

U14 participate in tournament in Japan

YOUTH The U14 of Anderlecht are invited to participate in a tournament in the Japanese capital Tokyo from 2nd to 5th May. The boys from Nourredine Moukrim (photo) are classified in Group C. A total of twenty teams participate in the tournament. Read more »

Injury news: Kums, Spajic, Najar and Onyekuru

Injury news: Kums, Spajic, Najar and Onyekuru

INJURIES Sven Kums, who has been struggling with a strain on the buttocks since last week, did not train this week yet. It is very uncertain whether the midfielder can play against Charleroi on Sunday. Uros Spajic has not resumed group training after his ankle injury. Read more »

Dendoncker on wishlist Betis

Dendoncker on wishlist Betis

TRANSFERS Leander Dendoncker is now also on Betis Sevilla's wish list. That is what Het Laatste Nieuws writes based on Spanish sources. Betis is currently fifth in the Primera Division and sees in Dendoncker the perfect player to keep them in the Spanish subtop. Read more »

Also injury concerns for Obradovic

Also injury concerns for Obradovic

INJURIES Anderlecht again have a player who is struggling with a small injury. Ivan Obradovic is struggling with the abdominal muscles for a while. The Serbian continues to play, but it remains to be seen how the situation evolves. Obradovic himself hopes to be there at the World Cup and does everything for it. Read more »

"Team 80 percent ready by mid-June"

TRANSFERS - INTERVIEWS Marc Coucke and Luc Devroe were delighted to announce the arrival of Elias Cobbaut. "Our project is clearly starting to work", Coucke says strongly. The new board is ambitious: "At least 80% of this core must be put together in mid-June in order to be able to start the new season in the best possible way", that's how it sounds. Read more »

Najar: "I was not afraid"

Najar:

INJURIES For the first time since December 18, Andy Najar played a game on Tuesday, back then it was also with the U21 against Lokeren. Where he then got injured again after just five minutes, it went fine this time. "I felt good", the Honduran said afterwards. Read more »

Mergan new goalkeeper coach youth

Mergan new goalkeeper coach youth

YOUTH Louis Mergan is the successor of Bruno Taverne as goalkeeper coach of the oldest youth teams. The 61-year-old Mergan worked in the past as goalkeeper coach for, amongst others, Lokeren, Dender, Eendracht Aalst and Hamme. At the last club he retired a year ago, but now he goes back to work. Read more »

 25-04-2018 

Agreement with Cobbaut

Agreement with Cobbaut

TRANSFERS Anderlecht have reached an agreement with Elias Cobbaut on a contract for five seasons. Anderlecht don't have a deal yet with KV Mechelen. They want more than 2.5 million euro. Today there will be some further negotiation. Read more »

U21 celebrate title with big win

U21 celebrate title with big win

GAMES - YOUTH Anderlecht's U21 have won their title game yesterday against Lokeren. At halftime it was 1-1 after a penalty goal of Milan Corryn (photo). After the break, Osman Bukari, Corryn and Nelson Azevedo deepened the score. Read more »

Laforge referee for Anderlecht - Charleroi

Laforge referee for Anderlecht - Charleroi

GAMES Sunday, matchday six is scheduled in play-off 1, RSC Anderlecht receives Sporting Charleroi. Nicolas Laforge has been appointed to lead this game in the right direction. He will be assisted by Frederic Godelaine, Patrick Plumes and fourth official Nathan Verboomen. Read more »

Anderlecht - Standard sold out

Anderlecht - Standard sold out

GAMES Thursday 10 May, RSC Anderlecht will receive Standard Liège at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. This game is as good as sold out, only a few individual places remain available. For the home games against Genk and Charleroi there are still enough tickets available. Read more »

Cobbaut prefers Anderlecht

Cobbaut prefers Anderlecht

TRANSFERS Luc Devroe has already put Elias Coubbaut from KV Mechelen on his transfer list for a while. There is also interest from Genk and Club Brugge for the left back, but his first choice goes to RSC Anderlecht. Read more »


 24-04-2018 

Onyekuru and Najar with Reserves

Onyekuru and Najar with Reserves

INJURIES Chances are that Henry Onyekuru and Andy Najar will make their first minutes of play after their injury tonight. They will play with the reserves against Sporting Lokeren. If both don't feel anything after the game, a selection against Charleroi is a possibilitie. Read more »

Reserves champion without playing

Reserves champion without playing

YOUTH The reserves of Club Brugge yesterday lost their game against Genk with 3-0. As a result, the reserves of RSC Anderlecht are automatically champions. Tonight they play against Sporting Lokeren, but this game is no longer crucial for the title. Read more »

World Cup in danger for Biglia

World Cup in danger for Biglia

OTHER Lucas Biglia played against Benevento on Saturday night with AC Milan. After a little over an hour, the Argentinian had to stop the game. He broke two vertebrae and could no longer stand the pain. The question remains whether he will be ready in time for the World Cup. Read more »

Youth international to Anderlecht

Youth international to Anderlecht

YOUTH Next season the youth series will undergo a major change. Category U17 and U19 will disappear and becomes category U18. As a result, many players are forced to look for another club. RSC Anderlecht are also working hard on the youth activities of next season. That is why they got Johan Bakayoko from KV Mechelen. Read more »

Anderlecht puts Koné on transfer list

Anderlecht puts Koné on transfer list

TRANSFERS According to L 'Avenir, Mamadou Koné would be in the picture at RSC Anderlecht. The Ivorian striker is currently playing for Eupen, where he is on loan from the Spanish Leganes. Eupen has a purchase option on Koné of 1 million euros. Read more »

 23-04-2018 

"This was our fear on January 31 at midnight"

OTHER RSC Anderlecht lost three points at Genk Saturday. Marc Coucke does not aim at his group of players, but he blames a failed wintermercato: "This was our fear on January 31 at midnight", Coucke sent via Twitter into the world. A clear sneer to Herman Van Holsbeeck. Read more »

Day off for players

Day off for players

OTHER The players have had a pretty busy week with three games in seven days. Hein Vanhaezebrouck released his troops today to start the preparations for the game against Charleroi tomorrow with new and fresh courage. Read more »

 22-04-2018 

 20-04-2018 

Swiss midfielder in sight

Swiss midfielder in sight

TRANSFERS  Luc Devroe has been busy since his arrival at RSC Anderlecht. His next transfer target is the 25-year-old Pajtim Kasami. A Swiss-Macedonian footballer who prefers to play as an offensive midfielder. Read more »

Vanden Borre is footballer again

Vanden Borre is footballer again

OTHER Anthony Vanden Borre, who is who is worshipped by a large part of the Anderlecht supporters, is once again a footballer. Vanden Borre has been training at Cercle Brugge for a while and on Wednesday he also played his first minutes. Read more »

"Will be an achievement to remain second"

INTERVIEWS If RSC Anderlecht were to remain in the running for the title, it had to win against Standard. "Now it will even be an achievement to stay second", said Hein Vanhaezebrouck after the loss of points on Sclessin. "I do not have 30 finishers for the goal," he adds. Read more »

Najar at the earliest on matchday six

Najar at the earliest on matchday six

INJURIES Andy Najar was not yet part of the game selection on Wednesday. Hein Vanhaezebrouck wants to avoid to bring the Hondurans too early. The game at home against Chalerloi on matchday six will be a realistic goal. Lazar Markovic was also absent from the selection. Read more »

 19-04-2018 

Kara: "Playing again in three weeks"

Kara:

INJURIES Kara Mbodj sees light at the end of the tunnel. The Senegalese has announced that he wants to play again in three weeks. "I now do three individual training sessions a day, and if everything goes well, I can continue the field training this week and I can play games in three weeks." Read more »

 18-04-2018 

Atlético has a pre sale right to Dendoncker

Atlético has a pre sale right to Dendoncker

OTHER Marc Coucke received a present from the old board when he took over RSC Anderlecht. Herman Van Holsbeeck gave Atlético Madrid the pre sale right on Leander Dendoncker. The Spanish club got that already in the summer of 2017 when it was imposed a transfer ban itself. Read more »

First selection for Najar

First selection for Najar

INJURIES After months of being injured, Andy Najar will be back in the selection for the first time tomorrow. We should not expect him at the kickoff. "Andy trains everything, but I'm not going to do crazy things and bring him at a time when he is not ready yet," says Hein Vanhaezebrouck at his press conference Read more »

No cup final for U21

No cup final for U21

YOUTH The U21 of Anderlecht have not managed to qualify for the final of the Belgian Cup. In their own home they lost 1-2 from Club Brugge on Monday. Osman Bukari (photo) scored for Anderlecht. Read more »

Bernier to Antwerp

Bernier to Antwerp

YOUTH - TRANSFERS The deal should be done, according to Gazet Van Antwerpen, Antoine Bernier is the next new player of Royal Antwerp FC. The young midfielder ended his contract with RSC Anderlecht. At Antwerp he gets a contract for three seasons. Read more »


 17-04-2018 

Onyekuru has resumed group training

Onyekuru has resumed group training

INJURIES An remarkable player at the group training at Anderlecht yesterday: Henry Onyekuru first signed up since he injured at the end of December. Both Onyekuru and Anderlecht hope that the Nigerian can still play during these play-offs. Read more »

Markovic: "I feel good at this club"

Markovic:

INTERVIEWS Lazar Markovic was in the starting eleven on Sunday instead of Ryota Morioka. And the Serb immediately showed why he deserves that place. Conditionally, however, there is still a lot of work to do, 90 minutes of play is still too much for Markovic. Read more »

 16-04-2018 

Anderlecht beat Bruges - title race not over yet

Anderlecht beat Bruges - title race not over yet

GAMES Anderlecht beat Bruges yesterday after an exciting match. Teodorzcyk scored the only goal of the match with a header. Because of the victory, Anderlecht reclaimed the second place in the ranking (Ghent lost) and are now just three points behind leader Bruges Read more »

 15-04-2018 

Hassan will stay in Turkey

Hassan will stay in Turkey

TRANSFERS Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet is no longer mauve, Kasimpasa has lifted the option it had on the Egyptian player. The amount of the transfer amounts to three million euros, which means that Anderlecht can earn a small bonus compared to Hassan's purchase price. Read more »

"Saelemaekers is scoring points"

INTERVIEWS Due to the injury of Dennis Appiah, Alexis Saelemaekers gets his chance as right back. The youth product of purple and white was voted 'Man of the Match' against Charleroi and Hein Vanhaezebrouck also sees that it is good. Read more »

 14-04-2018 
 13-04-2018 
 12-04-2018 

Anderlecht charmed by leftback of Mechelen

Anderlecht charmed by leftback of Mechelen

TRANSFERS Now that KV Mechelen is relegating, left back Elias Cobbaut has indicated that he wants to leave the club. The 20-year-old defender is the revelation of Malinwa this season and is too good for 1B. The full G5, including Anderlecht, has Cobbaut on its list. Read more »

Hanni visits Anderlecht

Hanni visits Anderlecht

OTHER Sofiane Hanni paid a visit to Anderlecht on Tuesday. Together with his former teammates, he enjoyed a dinner at the club. Hanni has been playing in Russia since January for Spartak. Read more »

 11-04-2018 

Verschueren takes place of Spreutels

Verschueren takes place of Spreutels

OTHER Besides lawyer for RSC Anderlecht, Daniel Spreutels also represented the club in the Executive Committee of the Football Association. That task will now be taken over by Michael Verschueren, who is becoming increasingly important in the organization chart of Marc Coucke.
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Vertenten referee for Anderlecht - Bruges

Vertenten referee for Anderlecht - Bruges

OTHER Sunday is the game on the program, the game that every purple-white supporter looks forward to. RSC Anderlecht receives at home, arch-rival Club Brugge. Bart Vertenten gets the assignment to lead this clash in the right direction. Read more »

Anderlecht: "No contact with Engels"

Anderlecht:

OTHER In an official message, Anderlecht has responded to the news that new manager Luc Devroe would be interested in Bjorn Engels. "In contrast to what appeared in some media today, Anderlecht did not have any contact with Björn Engels because of a possible transfer", that's how it sounds. Read more »

Official: also doctor Goossens to Anderlecht

Official: also doctor Goossens to Anderlecht

OTHER After Luc Devroe, Marc Coucke has also taken doctor Chris Goossens from Ostend to Anderlecht. Anderlecht announced the news p, Monday. "This feels like coming home", says Goossens in a first reaction. "As a child my father always took me to the Astridpark." Read more »

 10-04-2018 

Saelemaekers elected "Man of the match"

Saelemaekers elected

OTHER Through the official app of RSC Anderlecht you could vote for the player of the match against Charleroi. Alexis Saelemaekers won it convincing with 43.68 percent of the votes. It is clear that the youngster stole the hearts of the fans after two games. But his strong performance also contributes to this victory. Read more »

Three million euros for Van Crombrugge

Three million euros for Van Crombrugge

TRANSFERS If Anderlecht wants to take over Hendrik Van Crombrugge from Eupen, it will have to spend some money. The goalkeeper told Het Nieuwsblad that Eupen might ask three million euros. That is the amount that Ajax wanted to pay last summer. Read more »

Rennes is planning a bid for Trebel

Rennes is planning a bid for Trebel

TRANSFERS After this season, Rennes is planning an attempt to buy Adrien Trebel. That writes Het Nieuwblad. Trebel had an agreement with the previous board to leave after this season. Coucke also wants to cash in on the Frenchman this summer. Read more »

 09-04-2018 

Saelemaekers and Teodorczyk one card away from suspension

Saelemaekers and Teodorczyk one card away from suspension

OTHER Alexis Saelemaekers and Lukasz Teodorczyk took their second yellow card against Charleroi in two Play-Off 1 games. Another yellow card and they are suspended for on game. At the start of Play-Off 1, the yellow card counter was reset to zero. A suspension now comes with three yellow cards instead of five. . " Read more »

Agreement to leave in the summer

Agreement to leave in the summer

INTERVIEWS Adrien Trebel was suspended this weekend. This week, coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck can count on him again. But whether that will also be the case next season is a question mark. Trebel admits that he has an agreement to leave in the summer. Read more »

Delighted about Markovic

Delighted about Markovic

INTERVIEWS After Alexis Saelemaekers last week, who also did very well on Friday, it was Lazar Markovic to make his debut with a place in the starting eleven. He thanked with an assist and a great match. The Serbian was praised by the trainer: "Markovic is the plus point of the day". Read more »

"Everything is clear to me"

INTERVIEWS Hein Vanhaezebrouck also reacted briefly to the rumors of Francky Dury as next Anderlecht coach. And it is clear that the coach is not worried about his future. From the discussions that have already taken place with the new board, he decides that he will also be RSC Anderlecht's coach next season. Read more »

Van Holsbeeck refuses to sign a resignation letter

Van Holsbeeck refuses to sign a resignation letter

OTHER Herman Van Holsbeeck has left at RSC Anderlecht, but that does not mean that the chapter has been completely closed. He refuses to sign the letter of dismissal he received from Marc Coucke. "I'm consulting my lawyers" is the short reaction of the ex-general manager. Read more »

 08-04-2018 

Dante next youngster to make his debut

Dante next youngster to make his debut

GAMES Hein Vanhaezebrouck has again made a youngster debut against Charleroi. In the final minutes Abdoul Dante was allowed to substitute Alexis Saelemaekers. The Malian had already been on the bench eight times this season, but now he was playing (a few) minutes for the first time. Read more »

Spajic possibly heavy injured

Spajic possibly heavy injured

INJURIES Uros Spajic injured himself on Friday after a duel with Bedia. Chances are that the season is over for the Serbian. Hein Vanhaezebrouck said that it was "a serious injury", at his press conference after the game. Read more »

Anderlecht take first three points

Anderlecht take first three points

GAMES After two defeats in the regular season, Anderlecht have been able to win from Charleroi tonight. Anderlecht had a dream start with an early goal from Morioka. Immediately after half time, Baby scored the equalizer, but a very debatable penalty gave Anderlecht three points. Read more »

 06-04-2018 
 05-04-2018 

Boucaut referee at Charleroi

Boucaut referee at Charleroi

GAMES Alexandre Boucaut has been appointed as the referee for the second play-off game tomorrow. Anderlecht will then play at Sporting Charleroi, where it must win with a view to second place. Lawrence Visser will act as the fourth ref. Read more »

Deschacht again in the first team

Deschacht again in the first team

OTHER Olivier Deschacht is again included in the first team. After a stay of six weeks with the Reserves, the defender will make his appearance again during the training of the first team. However, it remains to be seen whether Hein Vanhaezebrouck is still counting on the defender. Read more »

Agreement with Eupen on Hendrik Van Crombrugge

Agreement with Eupen on Hendrik Van Crombrugge

TRANSFERS Hendrik Van Crombrugge is almost an Anderlecht player. The goalkeeper has a personal agreement with purple-white and his club Eupen also reached an agreement with the Brussels team. However, the final details still have to be processed before the deal can be officially announced. Read more »

An other victory for U21

An other victory for U21

GAMES - YOUTH The U21 of Anderlecht have won their tenth game in the playoffs with 1-3 in Genk. Milan Corryn and Osman Bukari (photo) helped their team to take the lead after being 1-0 behind. After the break, Bukari scored his second of the evening. Read more »

 04-04-2018 

Three-year contract for Timassi

Three-year contract for Timassi

YOUTH Where Anderlecht will probably lose Jeremy Doku, Halim Timassi chooses for a longer stay in the youth academy of the retiring national champion. Sport / Voetbalmagazine knows that the central midfielder will soon sign a contract for three years. Read more »

'Anderlecht loses Doku to Liverpool'

'Anderlecht loses Doku to Liverpool'

YOUTH According to Sport / Voetbalmagazine Anderlecht is again losing a great talent. When Jeremy Doku celebrates his sixteenth birthday at the end of May, he will not sign a contract with Anderlecht. The young winger would have an agreement with Liverpool. Read more »

Dendoncker: "Switch to midfield is not easy"

Dendoncker:

INTERVIEWS Leander Dendoncker played on the midfield against Ghent, but it did not turn out to be a success. The Red Devil played a very average game. "But he was bothered by an injury, it was uncertain before the game if he could play", Vanhaezebrouck defended him afterwards. Read more »

 03-04-2018 

Coucke: "Promising Saelemaekers"

Coucke:

OTHER Following a good Ostend habit, Marc Coucke also gave his opinion through Twitter in his first game as official chairman of Anderlecht. "The victory of Ghent is deserved, congratulations", he writes, among other things. Read more »

 01-04-2018 

Appiah: "I will return stronger, as always"

Appiah:

INJURIES In a message via Twitter, Dennis Appiah thanks the Anderlecht fans for the support he receives now that he has had surgery on his back. "Thank you all for your messages, that makes me very happy, I will return stronger, as always," writes the right back. Read more »