To improve on-field performances, the former Manchester City defender turned to the academy for help.
Now equipped with the appropriate coaching qualifications, he was tasked to turn around one of the most despairing spells in the club’s history. However, after just two games into the 2020/21 season, he decided to step down due to disagreements with the board, and Vincent Kompany was re-appointed (the 35-year-old had an earlier stint of four games at the start of the 2019/20 season as a player-manager but reverted to a player when he led the clubs worst start in 21 years).
To make matters worse, the club’s financial situation was bleak and further compounded by the impact of Covid-19, leaving them with a reported debt of €100 million.įranky Vercauteren had been appointed to turn the clubs’ fortunes around. Since his debut, he has played an increasingly important role for the club, amassing a total of 5,172 minutes despite his young age of 21.Īnderlecht’s on-pitch performances upon his emergence reached their deepest point of destitution in the 2019/20 season, when they finished eighth. Lokonga, born in Brussels on the 22nd of October 1999, made his first team debut for Anderlecht at 17 years old in the 2017/18 season and finished with seven appearances. Now, Arteta is on the verge of bringing in one of Belgium’s most prominent talents in Albert Sambi Lokonga. Already, he has managed to secure the signing of left-back Nuno Tavares from Benfica.
Mikel Arteta will be particularly keen to bring in reinforcements at Arsenal following another disappointing eighth-place finish. As international tournaments find their victors and pre-seasons commence, the summer transfer circus begins to pick up its pace with teams looking to bolster their squads ahead of the 2021/22 season.
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