Anderlecht also kicked off preparations for the new season. There weren’t many new faces to see yet as Anderlecht are forced to wait until the end of the European Championship to get into action. Brian Riemer may have already given a clue.
After an appearance as an analyst on Danish television, the Anderlecht coach briefly took the time to speak to Newspaper. In doing so, he has obviously not yet revealed everything but without going into specific files, it is possible to deduce a certain number of things, especially on the departures side.
Question marks at Anderlecht
Between the lines, Riemer made it clear that he is not counting on Zeno Debast next season. His transfer to Sporting Lisbon therefore seems certain: for now, we have to wait for the white smoke from Lotto Park. The official announcement may not come until he returns from the European Championship.
Only then will Jan Vertonghen and Kasper Schmeichel, whose contracts are expiring, also decide on their future plans. The former seems ready to stay another year, while Schmeichel is on his way out. The same goes for the trio of loaned players of Thomas Delaney, Ludwig Augustinsson and Federico Gattoni.
Dreyer reste, Dolberg part ?
Although he would have liked to keep them on board, Jesper Fredberg could be left empty-handed with the Sevilla players. Riemer also seems to allude to it. “We will have to manage the preparation well, because the Euro players who return later will have to take additional vacations. I am thinking of Anders Dreyer, for example.”
So, not only does a departure of the playmaker – as suggested here and there – seem out of the question, but above all Riemer has not said a single word about Vertonghen, Schmeichel, Delaney or Debast. Nor for that matter on Kasper Dolberg, who could leave in the event of a reasonable offer.
