Anderlecht comes with surprising news about the transfer of Thomas Vermaelen | Football 24

Anderlecht is still in the process of recovering financially and therefore still has to be creative when bringing in reinforcements. So players who don’t have a transfer are of course the perfect solution.

Like Thomas Vermaelen, for example. His contract with Japanese club Vissel Kobe has expired, which means that the 36-year-old defender will be a free player from February 1, 2022. This could be a great opportunity for Anderlecht.

But in an interview in past hour CEO Peter Verbeke now says surprisingly that there is no doubt about the arrival of the Red Devil: “Vermaelen will not come. I laugh when people say such players can be chosen ‘for free’.”

Verbeke continues: “Wesley Hoodt also came for zero euros, but you have to include his salary.” “So it’s not free at all.” The big question, of course, is whether this isn’t just a curtain of mist to mislead the competition. Because Club Brugge and Antwerp also prey on Vermaelen.