He came from a deep well of forgetfulness. Charlie Musonda Jr. (24) trained with Chelsea’s A-squad this week for what will really be his very last chance to break through. The dribbler has barely played football in the past 3.5 years. However, Musonda Jr. once the hope of Belgian football – our Messi or Neymar –, but ten years after he left Anderlecht, the wonderboy was still not doing anything about it. This is his story of career-threatening injuries, (too) little self-criticism and family swarming out.
There are two African statues on Michel Verschueren’s desk – at home in Dilbeek. The 90-year-old ex-manager of Anderlecht received them in 1993 as a gift from Charly Musonda, Charly Jr.’s father, for “the …
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