We hadn’t seen him coming! Standard thinks of poaching a thinking head of the Raal to carry out its new project! – All football

Since the announcement of the departure of Fergal Harkin at the end of the season, the big maneuvers have started to define the new articulation of the sports management of the Standard, starting with the position of sports director.

Especially since, as explained a few days ago, Roel Vaeyens, favorite in the succession of Harkin, declined the Liège proposal. Julien Gorius, envisaged thanks to his excellent work in Dender is a track remaining topical. But she is not the only one.

The example of La Louvière

Sudinfo reports that another profile stands out in the eyes of Rouche leaders, that of David Verwilghen, the young sports director of the Raal. Verwilghen has been present at Tivoli since 2020 and is unanimous by his work, not negligible in the return of the club to the foreground.

Our colleagues write that the Standard would have been seduced by “its sense of network, its proximity to the realities of local football, but also its ability to structure a project without staggering means”.

Another track would also have been explored, that leading to Matteo Tognozzi, the former Grenada sports director who also worked as a recruiter for Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen or Hamburg. The 38 -year -old Italian would have met Giacomo Angelini, the CEO of Standard. Despite the interest of other European clubs, he would not close the door. But he would not be considered a first choice after the interviews, his very international profile opposing the local inking desired by the club.