INJURIES At the press chat ahead of tomorrow night's game, Brian Riemer did not have such good news about Yari Verschaeren. Verschaeren is still out. He will definitely miss the double clash against Cercle Brugge and he will undergo another scan. Read more »
OTHER Thomas Delaney, the 32-year-old Danish midfielder, is on loan from Spain's Sevilla with an option to buy amounting to €3 million. Delaney has so far played 20 games for RSCA, in which he has scored one goal and provided two assists. According to Le Soir, Sevilla would be willing to drop the price to €1.5 million. Read more »
OTHER RSC Anderlecht has obtained its licence, but will be monitored monthly by the licensing commission. The club has also been granted a European licence for the coming season. To meet the requirements, Anderlecht must provide monthly documents on salary payments, financial situation, changes in the current account and owner's funds. An overview of wage bill and budget updates will also be provided, and transfers will be monitored. Read more »
OTHER Brian Riemer is lucky: the Federal Prosecutor's Office will not impose a punishment on him for the statements he made on Saturday about referee Jonathan Lardot. He will, however, receive an official warning. Read more »
GAMES Against Cercle Brugge, Anderlecht will have to show a different face if it wants to hold on to first place. Opponent Cercle will not be able to play at full strength. Read more »
OTHER The RSCA Futsal team showed last Saturday in Ghent that they are still the best in Belgium. With Steven Dillien as top scorer, Anderlecht managed to win its seventh Belgian Cup by beating Charleroi by a whopping 1-8. The team proved once again that they are in a class of their own and their dominance in Belgian futsal continues to grow. Read more »
GAMES RSC Anderlecht's loaned players had mixed results in their respective competitions last weekend. Marco Kana remained on the bench during Kortrijk's match against RWDM, where his team lost 2-4 and are now bottom of the league table. Ishaq Abdulrazak came on as a substitute during BK Häcken's match against Hammarby, where his team won 2-1 and is now in sixth place. Read more »
TRANSFERS Portugal's Sporting Lisbon appear to want to get ahead of the competition for Debast by acting early and making an initial formal bid. According to Portuguese sources, Sporting want to put down a €16 million bid, but that will not be enough. Debast still has a contract until 2025 and there are several interested clubs. Fredberg is therefore playing hardball and wants at least 18 million plus bonuses. Read more »
OTHER Today Luis Vazquez and Jan Vertonghen celebrate their birthday. Luis Vazquez is now 23 and Jan Vertonghen 37years old. We wish them both a happy anniversary! Read more »
TRANSFERS Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon appears to be trying to outmaneuver the competition for Debast by making an early move and submitting a formal bid. Reports from Portugal suggest that Sporting is willing to offer 16 million euros, but it may not be enough. Debast is under contract until 2025 and there are several other interested clubs. CEO sports Fredberg is playing hardball, demanding at least 18 million euros plus bonuses. Read more »
GAMES - OTHER After four matchdays in the play-offs, Anderlecht remains at the top of the table. Despite losing yesterday, their closest competitor Union suffered their fourth consecutive defeat, this time against Club Brugge (1-2). Club Brugge now sits in second place, trailing Anderlecht by two points. Union is three points behind, while Genk is four points away from the first place. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht suffered a 2-1 defeat against Genk. The loss was not undeserved, but the controversial penalty awarded to Genk late in the game left a bitter taste. Genk took the lead early on, with Anderlecht only threatening after the break through Amuzu hitting the post. Despite Dreyer equalizing, a contentious penalty sealed Anderlecht's fate. The defeat sees Genk re-enter the title race, while Anderlecht must now focus on their upcoming matches against Cercle. Read more »
OTHER Today Ludwig Augustinsson and Theo Leoni celebrate their birthday. Ludwig Augustinsson is now 30 and Theo Leoni 24years old. We wish them both a happy anniversary! Read more »
DAMES Young goalkeeper Aude Waldbillig has extended her contract at Anderlecht and is now attached to purple-white until June 2027. Since last summer, Aude, who was trained in Neerpede, has also been part of the RSCA Women's first team since last summer. Read more »
OTHER Anderlecht currently have the highest average number of Belgians in the base, with 6.3. With Debast, Vertonghen, Sardella, Stroeykens, Hazard (or Verschaeren or Amuzu) and Rits, it also boasts a high number of home-grown Belgian players. As such, it does slightly better than KV Mechelen (6.0). OH Leuven follows in third place with 5 players. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Former RSC Anderlecht goalkeeper Silvio Proto has stated in La Dernière Heure that Kasper Schmeichel's performances are currently 'in balance'. According to Proto, Schmeichel has won points for Sporting, but also lost some. He has managed to elevate his level throughout the season and is clearly confident. Proto emphasizes that Schmeichel quickly recovers after a small mistake and benefits from the experience he has gained throughout his career. Read more »
GAMES The second leg in the semi-finals of the Belgian Cup was not an easy one for David Hubert's team. The match ended in a 1-2 defeat, requiring a penalty shootout to determine the finalist. Despite a 1-2 defeat in the first match, Westerlo managed to fight back at RSCA Belfius Academy. Goto scored for Anderlecht, but the visitors came back into the game with a penalty kick before half-time.
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INTERVIEWS Francis Amuzu is hungry for a trophy, as he has yet to win any titles with the A-team since joining in 2017. This season, he could celebrate his first title, after almost winning the championship with a youth team every season. The team was determined to beat Union last Sunday after a long streak without a victory. Now, they aim to win against Genk to strengthen their first-place position. Read more »
OTHER Transfer specialist Sasha Tavolieri reports that things are moving in the right direction with Ludwig Augustinsson's final transfer to Anderlecht. Sevilla is not being difficult and wants to let the Swede go for a fee in the neighborhood of 1 million euros. But Augustinsson's salary is currently a problem. Read more »
OTHER Anderlecht has appointed David Cosgrave as its new Performance Director, with the main goal of improving physical parameters and preventing injuries within the club. Cosgrave, an experienced professional with a background at leading clubs such as Liverpool and Tottenham, will take strategic charge of both Anderlecht's medical and physical departments. Read more »
GAMES - 1B On Saturday, April 20, at 3 p.m., Anderlecht will host Club Brugge in the King Baudouin Stadium. This is the last league game of the season for Marink Reedijk's team. It promises to be a prestige duel against the rival academy currently led by former Purple and White coach Robin Veldman. With a victory, Anderlecht would still be ahead of the Bruges players in the standings. Consequently, the entire team is counting on the unconditional support of the fans. Read more »
GAMES Ishaq Abdulrazak was on the bench as a reserve during BK Häcken's match against Brommapojkarna, in which his team won 4-3. Currently, Häcken is in ninth place in the championship. Read more »
GAMES Next Wednesday, RSC Anderlecht faces its midweek match of these Champions Play-Offs, hosting Cercle Brugge at 8:30 p.m. at Lotto Park. Referee Bram Van Driessche will whistle the match, assisted by Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux along the line. Matonga Simonini is fourth official. Read more »
INTERVIEWS In a formal summary of the article, Thomas Chatelle states that the injury Thorgan Hazard suffered against Union may be due to the fact that he has never been 100% fit this season. He acknowledges that such an injury can happen at any time.
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INJURIES Anderlecht has been hit hard by the prolonged absence of Thorgan Hazard, but can look forward to the return of Yari Verschaeren. At the end of the regular season, Verschaeren had to leave the field early because of a muscle injury. This prevented him from participating in the playoffs. Verschaeren is now on the road to recovery and can partly practice with the group again, his return is imminent. Read more »
GAMES Last night's Brussels derby brought excitement and a purple and white victory. And not only did the fans in the stadium warm up to the spectacle, a lot of people at home tuned in to the broadcast. With 506,000 viewers, it was the best watched game of the Jupiler Pro League this season. Read more »
OTHER Sporting Lisbon have made a first official bid for Zeno Debast. This is what Het Nieuwsblad writes. It would be for a fixed fee of 15 million euros plus bonuses. However, Purple White labeled it as insufficient. Read more »
TRANSFERS According to press reports, RSC Anderlecht would be interested in Swede Samuel Dahl, a left-back from Djurgården who can also play as a left winger or central midfielder. Dahl is 21 years old and played 10 games this season in which he provided two assists. He was called up once for the Swedish national team and is also active for the national U21. Read more »
OTHER Kristoffer Olsson, ex-Anderlecht, suffered blood clots in the brain that led to loss of speech and motor functions. The midfielder was in a coma for some time, but can now talk and move again. Doctors are pleased with his progress, although there is still much work to be done in the cognitive area. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Coming in and scoring the winning goal: Francis Amuzu experienced a dream night. "However it was not easy with ten, but as a team we played very well," he said after the game. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht finally managed to win from Union. It became 2-1 after yet another incident-rich derby. Anderlecht struck early through Dolberg, but lost Hazard before halftime with what is believed to be a serious knee injury. Union, which had more ball possession, equalized after halftime through a penalty after VAR intervention. Debast was given two yellow cards. With a man down, Anderlecht continued to fight for what it was worth. Sardella reached Amuzu who gave Anderlecht the win. An important win for Purple and White, but obviously far from decisive because there are still many matches to play, matches in which Anderlecht will probably not be able to count on Hazard. Read more »
OTHER Today it's exactly 103 years ago that Anderlecht played for the first time in the highest division! In the mean time the Mauves became the most succesful club of Belgium and a European topteam... Read more »
During the last FancCouncil at Anderlecht, CEO Non Sports Kenneth Bornauw announced to supporters that RSC Anderlecht is looking for a new main sponsor to appear on the shirts next season. The current sponsorship of Candriam and DVV expires in June 2024. However, due to the future ban on gambling advertising, the market is limited. Read more »
YOUTH Now that the playoffs have started, the season end is also approaching and the first transfer rumors are surfacing. Sacha Tavoleiri reports an interest in Mamadou Coulibaly and in the Iranian press we read that RSC Anderlecht is competing with Braga for Iranian international Mehdi Ghayedi. Read more »
OTHER Thorgan Hazard has suddenly become a card taker. In the last five games he started, he ran into a yellow cardboard each time. So too in the first two games of the playoffs. One more yellow card and he is suspended for one game. Read more »
OTHER Next Sunday, RSC Anderlecht will host Union St Gilloise at the Lotto Park. The match of truth, as the winner of this duel takes the lead. Can purple and white finally tame its black beast or will it go down the drain. In any event, referee Erik Lambrechts may blow the whistle at 6:30 p.m. to get the match underway. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht's performance in Bruges was disappointing, to say the least. From the early stages of the game, they found themselves trailing after Mechele's quick goal, leaving them chasing the game for the rest of the match. Despite having opportunities, Anderlecht's play lacked cohesion and dynamism. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht has announced a selection of 21 players for tomorrow's match against Club Brugge. No surprises therein. Coach Brian Riemer is counting on the same players as last weekend against Antwerp. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht started the Champions' Playoffs with a win, Union with a defeat. Based on previous editions of the playoffs, this is favorable news for Anderlecht. In thirteen editions, the later champion won its first match of the playoffs no less than nine times. That searched out La Dernière Heure. Read more »
TRANSFERS Just under a year after he suffered a serious knee injury, Henrik Bellman has said goodbye to Anderlecht on Instagram. Where his future lies is not yet known. Read more »
GAMES It is not yet official, but Jan Vertonghen has announced to those close to him that he will quit as a Red Devil after the European Championship. That is what Het NIeuwsblad and La Dernière Heure report. He has not yet made a decision about continuing at Anderlecht. Read more »
OTHER There is a very good chance that Union will not be able to call on Christian Burgess in the match against Anderlecht a week and a half from now. The defender received a red card Monday against Genk and will almost certainly be suspended against Anderlecht. Read more »
OTHER The match that Anderlecht would have to play behind closed doors as a result of the riots during the cup match at home against Standard, will in any case no longer be for this season. Anderlecht appealed, and that appeal will not be heard until May 21, two days after Purple White's last home match against Club Brugge. Read more »
INTERVIEWS With a win against Antwerp, Anderlecht started the Champions' Playoffs just fine. Purple and white hoist themselves next to Union for a while, but coach Brian Riemer is not concerned with that yet. "There are nine more difficult matches to come. The standings mean nothing right now." Read more »
INTERVIEWS I am very happy that we won this match, even if it was only 1-0," Zeno Debast said after the game against Antwerp. "It was difficult today, especially in the first half. After halftime we played better. The red card did help us." Read more »
INTERVIEWS Theo Leoni had to acknowledge after the game against Antwerp that the visitors had the upper hand before halftime. "I don't know if Anderlecht was weak in the first half or if Antwerp was very strong," the midfielder said. Read more »
INTERVIEWS What a moment to score your first goal for Anderlecht! With an alert reaction, Killian Sardella gave Anderlecht the three points against Antwerp. "Scoring for 20,000 supporters in the first game of the playoffs: that's magical!" he gloated afterwards. Read more »
INTERVIEWS After Anderlecht - Antwerp, Owen Wijndal's red card was obviously the topic of conversation par excellence. Toby Alderweireld did not think it was a red, coach Mark van Bommel thought it was especially not smart of Wijndal. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht started the Champions playoffs well. They won 1-0 against Antwerp, although tomorrow they can bring a big basket of chocolate eggs to Wijndal, who got a red card shortly before half-time. Indeed, in that first half Anderlecht struggled, but after halftime they did create chances against a man less. Sardella pushed a cross into goal and could have scored a few more times after that as well. Antwerp had a big chance through Balikwisha after halftime, but otherwise Purple and White had no problems with the champion.
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TRANSFERS Zeno Debast's good performance this season means that quite a few clubs have the defender on their radar. Interest from England, the Netherlands and Italy is reportedly on the rise, according to reports here and there. Read more »
INTERVIEWS In the interview in Het Laatste Nieuws, Jan Vertonghen also reflected on his first months at Anderlecht. He noted that Felice Mazzu's system did not work here. "The appointment of Jesper Fredberg and Brian Riemer had an incredible impact," the defender said. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Will he continue or stop? Just before the international break, Jan Vertonghen sat down with Jesper Fredberg to talk about his future. In Het Laatste Nieuws today, he tells the same thing he said to his boss. "The main question for me is: can I give Anderlecht the player I want to be myself and that Anderlecht deserves?" Read more »
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