Anderlecht recently replaced Jesper Fredberg with Olivier Renard, who will have the opportunity to prove his abilities during the next winter transfer window. Will the new sports management benefit from greater freedom of action than its predecessor?
Fredberg’s footprints at Lotto Park
During his tenure, Fredberg marked his time at Lotto Park, where six new players joined the club last summer. Among them, Mathias Zanka Jorgensen, Ludwig Augustinsson and Samuel Edozie, who were obviously choices supported by the Dane, while Jan-Carlo Simic resulted from a discovery by the scouting cell.
Dendoncker’s controversial return
On the other hand, the arrival of Leander Dendoncker, as well as that of Thomas Foket, remains more nuanced. According to The NewspaperFredberg would not have been convinced by this transfer, believing that Mats Rits already fulfilled a similar defensive role. This reluctance was revealed in the podcast From Sjotkawhere Jurgen Geril pointed out that Fredberg preferred a more attacking profile.
Vandenhaute’s intervention
Despite these reservations, Wouter Vandenhaute decided to bring back the former RSCA player, an approach reminiscent of the recruitment of Jan Vertonghen, which had proven to be a success. However, Dendoncker integration remains complicated. Even though he now forms a duo with Rits in a saturated midfield, it seems unlikely that Paars-Wit will exercise his expensive purchase option in the future.
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