"If Kompany wants you, that's a compliment"

INTERVIEWS Last year Josh Cullen was brought into the Irish squad because other players were dropped out, this time he is there for the first time. Something he owes to RSC Anderlecht, he says himself. He has therefore never regretted his move to Brussels.


During the home game against KV Mechelen, a scout of the Irish national team was in the stands. Cullen only heard of his presence afterwards. "He sent me a message after the game that he was in the stands and that what he saw was good. So you see that you have to give the best of yourself every game, you never know who might be watching."

RSC Anderlecht

Cullen made the move to Brussels during the added transfer window in October. "I was in quarantine when Anderlecht's interest was really concrete. I didn't have to leave West Ham, the trainer left me free to choose. But when you hear that Vincent Kompany wants you there, that's a compliment and you don't hesitate. "

"I don't know if the Belgian league gets enough respect. You just have to see who played here in the past and is now active in the Premier League."