The winter transfer window is fast approaching and behind the scenes, we are very active.
To ensure you don't miss anything that's essential, FootNews takes stock every day.
In Jupiler Pro League
* Westerlo activates tracks in anticipation of a departure from Reynolds.- The leaders of Westerlo have already surveyed the Club de Bruges at the request of the coach Timmy Simonsabout Kyriani Sabbe et Hugo Siquet.
The two young defenders have played very little since the start of the season, largely due to the spectacular explosion of Joaquin Seys.
Used would however be more open to the idea of letting go Sabbe, what Siquet.
It must be said that the 19-year-old defender's contract expires in June 2026.
Bruges must therefore succeed in selling him in January or next summer to hope to obtain a good transfer fee.
More Sabbe For his part, he would hardly be excited about the idea of leaving his training club in January.
Westerlo positions itself on the backrest Sabbein anticipation of the possible departure of his American right side Bryan Reynolds, which he had already tried to monetize last summer.
The Sparta Prague has in fact already (re)formulated an offer of two million.
But the leaders expect more after spending 3.5 bricks onAS Rome.
Coincidence of the calendar, Westerlo face…him Club de Bruges this Thursday (4:00 p.m.) for his last match of 2024.
Maxim De Cuyper et Joaquin Seys being uncertain, it is possible that Sabbe is established and that Siquet enters during the match, like last Sunday at theUnion (2-2).
* The Ghanaian nugget of Värnamo panics the threatened clubs.- Four Jupiler Pro League clubs threatened with relegation, the Sporting de Charleroithe KV Courtrai, Old-Heverlee Louvain and the Beerschot would covet the young Ghanaian midfielder Frank Junior Adjeiaccording to the Swedish press.
The 20-year-old arrived at Swedish club Värnamo in summer 2022.
He is still under contract there until June 2026, and has a value of 600,000 euros.
Adjei is a very versatile player. He can indeed play as a center forward, right winger, left winger and central midfielder!
But this season he mainly plays as a midfielder.
This is also reflected in his statistics, because although he has not yet scored a single goal, he has already delivered four assists.
* Genk is already holding its first winter reinforcement.- According to various Japanese media, the KRC Genk is about to recruit Kenshin Yasuda. This 19-year-old defensive midfielder is a young international who is currently playing for Oita Trinita.
In total, he has already played 68 matches (6 goals, one assist) with the club which plays in the J2 League (Japanese 2nd division).
Thanks to his good performance, he also attracted the attention of NEC Nijmegen
But the player himself chose to move to Genk. This would be a six-month loan with an option to purchase.
To begin with, Yasuda will join Young Genk in order to acclimatize to European football with complete peace of mind.
The presence of his compatriot Yumeki Yoshinaga should also enable it to facilitate its integration.
In Challenger Pro League
* Christian Brüls a found a club.- Christian Brüls36, will continue his career at KSK Beverenannounced the Waeslandian Challenger Pro League (D2) club on Thursday.
The talented but sometimes whimsical midfielder had been without a club since leaving Zulte Waregem last month.
He signed a contract for one and a half seasons at Freethiel.
Christian Brüls evolved to Zulte Waregem since January 2023. He has played 47 matches (two goals, four assists).
During his career he also played atAS Eupenhas Westerlohas Ghentau Standard and to Saint-Trondas well as Trabzonspor, Maestricht, Nice, Rennes et Paphosin Cyprus.
Beveren occupies 5th place in the Challenger Pro League with 23 points after 15 days of championship.
Abroad
* From Deba already has a new coach.- The Sporting Portugal of Zeno Debast named the coach on Thursday Rui Borgesuntil then Vitoria Guimaraesreplacing Joao Pereirawhich succeeded barely a month and a half ago to Reuben Amorimleave to Manchester United.
The 43-year-old technician signed a contract until June 2026, with a possible extension of one season, the Lisbon club announced in a press release, specifying that it had paid 4.1 million euros to the Vitoria to recruit him.
Borgeswho occupied with Guimaraes 6th place in the league, is only in its second season in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
At the helm of Moreirense for one year he finished 6th, just behind Guimaraeswhich he joined last summer.
The departure of Pereira was announced since Tuesday by the Portuguese media due to the recent poor results of the Sporting, long leader of the championship but which was overtaken by Benfica during the 15th day, played just before Christmas.
The Sportingwho had 11 victories in as many league matches until the departure of'Amorimbut who has only won one in four outings since, will receive Benfica for a savage Lisbon Derby this Sunday (9:30 p.m.) at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
* The former Bruges player leavesInter Milan through the little door.- About a year ago, Tajon Buchanan left the Club de Bruges for theInter Milan for 8 million euros.
A transfer which surprised a lot of people at the time, because the Canadian had not particularly impressed in Belgium.
Since his arrival at the Nerrazzuri, Buchanan hardly played (15 matches, one goal).
This season, he has only made 5 appearances and has only started once in the Italian Cup, on December 19 againstUdinese (2-0).
According to various Turkish media, theInter would already like to separate from Buchanan and would have proposed it to Galatasaray.
The club where Dries Mertens et Michy Batshuayi would be interested, and would have already contacted the player's representatives.
According to Transfer marketthe former Bruges player (67 matches, 5 goals, 12 assists) is worth 8 million euros. An astonishing sum for a player who only played 269 minutes in 2024.
Note that Buchanan is still under contract with theInter until June 2028.
The current 3rd in Serie A will surely have to make a financial effort if he wants to succeed in parting ways with the Canadian in the near future.
* Galatasaray offered 17 million euros for the ex-JPL striker. – Bought for 18.5 million euros from FC Mez last summer, the striker Georges Mikautadze needed time to adjust to theOlympique Lyonnais.
Disappointing at the start, the Georgian international (24 years old, 35 caps, 16 goals) finished the year well with a record of 7 goals in 21 matches in all competitions for this 2024-2025 financial year.
But a surprise transfer in this winter transfer window could shorten the love story between Mikautadze and theOL.
The former Seresian was in fact the subject of a first offer, estimated at 17 million euros plus additional bonuses, from Galatasarayaccording to information from journalist Fabrizio Romano.
A proposal immediately rejected by Lyon leaders
But there will surely be others.
Et Lyon who must release cash in order to replenish his accounts and thus satisfy the DNCG (National Directorate of Management Control), in this case will he be able to afford to retain the 24-year-old striker if a capital gain is possible?
Especially since two other clubs, Everton and the Bayer LeverkusenGerman champion, are also preparing to make an offer which will surely not be negligible…
* Sergio Ramos tempted by a challenge in Brazil. – Free since the end of his contract with the Sevilla FC in June, Sergio Ramos (38 years old) still hasn't found a new club. Cruise could benefit from it.
Asked by ESPN Brazilthe owner of the Brazilian team Pedro Lourenço has in fact opened the door to the arrival of the Spanish central defender.
“If he wants to come, subject to the conditions of Cruise, he can. We will speak with him. Maybe he will be the chosen one, because we want to recruit a central defender,” explained the manager.
It remains to be seen whether the 2010 world champion will be interested in the challenge.
Emblematic figure of Real Madridwhere he will have remained from 2005 to 2021 (671 matches, 101 goals, 40 assists), Sergio Ramos then joined the Paris Saint-Germain (58 matches, 6 goals, 1 assist), where his debut was delayed for a long time due to injury.
Never managing to regain his former level, he then joined Seville (87 matches, 10 goals, 1 assist), thus coming full circle with the team of his debut, where he was trained and became a professional.
Born in a town in the province of Seville, Ramos will have his first experience outside of Europe if he signs for Cruisewho finished the season in ninth place in the Brazilian Serie A.
A great challenge for him as he retired internationally after his 180th selection in 2023.
