The winter transfer window is in full swing and will close its doors at the beginning of February. To help you see clearly, Footnews.be takes stock every day.
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Ghent are on the verge of finalizing a big transfer. The former Union striker, Dante Vanzeirwas previously seen with Arnar Vidarsson at the Van der Valk Hotel in Ghent. The striker would arrive from the New York Red Bulls for a sum estimated between two and three million euros. The Buffalos are having an up and down season and want to hit hard during the winter transfer window. Earlier, they had already parted ways with coach Wouter Vrancken.
Royal Antwerp FC have seen one of their key players, Jacob Ondrejka, leave for Italian club Parma. There, he became a teammate of former Antwerp player Mandela Keita. To replace Ondrejka, The Great Old is rumored to be considering recruiting Loïc Lapoussin of the Union. The midfielder has already made a name for himself in Brussels and oscillates between core A and core B.
Club Brugge has announced a double blow in the winter transfer window. Axl Wins extended his contract, and Vince Osuji was also featured on official channels. This 18-year-old Nigerian talent arrives from Swedish club Kalmar FF and will first start at Club NXT. It is reported that the Blauw en Zwart would have paid around three million euros for this transfer.
-The Belgian Football Union has appointed Rudi Garcia as new coach of the Red Devils. The Frenchman succeeds Domenico Tedesco. Julen Lopetegui, Thierry Henry, as well as Louis van Gaal and Michel Preud’homme were also candidates, but Vincent Mannaert ultimately opted for Garcia. The 60-year-old coach launched Eden Hazard at Lille and had success with Lyon, AS Roma and Marseille.
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Vincent Kompany is in embarrassment. Joshua Kimmich seemed on the verge of extending his contract with Bayern Munich, but now Real Madrid enters the picture. The royal club sees the German as an ideal reinforcement, and Kimmich would be attracted by the interest of the Spanish giant. Is Kompany likely to soon lose one of its essential pillars?
Feyenoord presented an unexpected Belgian recruit. The Belgian-Irish Liam Bossin arrives from second division club FC Dordrecht. The goalkeeper had previously been under contract with RSC Anderlecht and was still KV Oostende’s first goalkeeper last season before the coastal club was declared bankrupt. In the meantime, the club has resumed activities with Diksmuide.
