15-year-old El Afdaoui moves to AA Gent

YOUTH - TRANSFERS After Heylen, Ndembe and Liema, Anderlecht sees a fourth youth player leave. Mohammed El Afdaoui, a 15-year-old left-footed defender, moves to AA Gent. According to our Neerpede watcher DavidBxl, his departure is a greater loss than the one of those three others.


El Adfaoui exchanged Vorst for Anderlecht in 2016 at the age of 8. He developed into a promising player. Our Neerpede watcher DavidBxl saw an important full for him at the U18 next season.

"El Adfaoui is a left-footed central defender, who was played as a midfielder in the U16 last season. He is calm on the ball and strong in duels. He has long been seen as a great promise of Belgian football," said David .

He is somewhat surprised that El Adfaoui now chooses Ghent. "Last season, Anderlecht beat Ghent twice. In total it was 7-1. So you can't say that he is taking a step forward", says David. "Even though this transfer is not yet official, the financial aspect may have been decisive here. Ghent will certainly have offered more than Anderlecht."

According to David, the departure of El Adfaoui is a great loss for Anderlecht. "Much more than is the case with Liema, Ndembe and Heylen.".

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