This week is the last international gathering of the year, the ideal time for teams to work on the upcoming transfer market. This is obviously true at Anderlecht, where Olivier Renard is preparing his first transfer window as sporting director of Sporting.
During the last transfer markets, Jesper Fredberg was in charge of transfers and although he initially did a more than good job, the Dane was criticized for his work last summer. This is what ultimately led to his dismissal.
Straight into action
We know that Wouter Vandehaute is now waiting for Olivier Renard to make the necessary adjustments to allow Anderlecht to play for the title. The former goalkeeper will thus have to confirm what he did at Mechelen, at Standard and at CF Montréal.
Thus, a meeting between Renard and Hubert will soon take place to talk about the profiles that are being sought by the coach. The two men will talk together about the players who will arrive in the coming weeks, Renard’s desire being to collaborate and not to impose.
Collaboration with Hubert
He explained to Het Laatste Nieuws: “He indicates the profile he wants and it is then up to me and scouting to present him with 4, 5, 6 options. If he chooses options A and C, because “They best suit our way of playing, it’s up to me to bring them in according to our financial resources.”
If Renard will work on reinforcements for David Hubert, the sporting director should also work on reinforcements for the RSCA Futures. Sporting’s youngsters are last in the Challenger Pro League and the idea is obviously to avoid relegation to the lower level, the first non-professional level, where SL16 FC is currently campaigning.
