Overview: Anderlecht and agent millions

OTHER What the gut feeling of many has been saying for a long time is becoming more and more confirmed: a lot of financially unsavory things have happened at Anderlecht in recent years. Legally not prohibited, but the club literally paid a high price. In Sport / Voetbalmagazine we also read figures and facts about Anderlecht.


At the end of January 2015, the time comes when Anderlecht want to capture Idrissa Sylla from Zulte Waregem. He is still in Africa and has to put his signature. Although Sylla is officially represented by Patrick De Koster, who is also the manager of Kevin De Bruyne, Van Holsbeeck sends Mogi Bayat to Africa. By the way: Sylla would no longer come in action that season due to an injury.
 
In the summer of 2017 Anderlecht want to attract Clinton Mata from Charleroi. The player blows the deal off himself. According to 'the secret professional footballer', a first division player who regularly tells anonymously about football, Mata probably blew the deal off because he discovered that Bayat was arranging all kinds of stuff behind his back. "Bayat appropriates himself more than is common. As soon as you know the true circumstances, it is usually too late ", that's how it sounds.
 
When the Vanden Stock family is looking for a buyer for Anderlecht in the autumn of 2017, the Russian Alisher Usmanov is one of the candidates. He does not negotiate himself, he leaves that to Christophe Henrotay. If Usmanov had bought the club, Henrotay would have set up a ten million commission. According to Sport / Voetbalmagazine, everyone was happy that Marc Coucke bought the club, except Herman Van Holsbeeck.
 
During the winter mercato of last season, Anderlecht sold Sofiane Hanni to Spartak Moscow. Bayat obviously played a role. In the aftermath of the transfer, the bureau that defended Hanni's interests until January filed a criminal complaint.
 
In January Bayat also arranged a loan of Kenny Saief to Anderlecht. That earned him a commission of 315,000 euros. When Anderlecht used the mandatory purchase option, another 25,000 euro was added.
 
In August (the new board of) Anderlecht prolongs the contract of Adrien Trebel after long negotiations. With three million euros gross he is by far the best-paid football player in Belgium ever. Bayat negotiated. The contract extension cost Anderlecht one million euros to agent commissions.