Antwerp FC is preparing for a very busy autumn. After all, the double winner wants to confirm in his own country and also hopes to make a good figure in the Champions League. Sporting boss Marc Overmars therefore continues to look for interesting transfer opportunities.
After the unexpected successes at the end of last season, Antwerp looked to sports boss Marc Overmars to provide his compatriot Mark van Bommel with a strong selection again. And so the Dutchman set to work. After all, George Ilenikhena, Jacob Ondrejka Chidera Ejuke, Soumaila Coulibaly and Senne Lammens came to strengthen the national champion.
In addition, the collaborations with Gyrano Kerk and Mandela Keita continued. And on Tuesday, the Great Old unpacked again. After all, Owen Wijndal was roped in to counter the anemia in the defense. The Dutch left back is rented from Ajax for a year.
Old well-known Overmars
Nevertheless, Antwerp is not yet ready on the transfer market. For example, Overmars would like to stunt again just before the deadline with the arrival of an old acquaintance. So reports NOS that the Belgian champion is one of the teams that wants to give Donny van de Beek a lifeline.
The 26-year-old midfielder made a big impression at Ajax at the time and those performances eventually earned him a top transfer to Manchester United. But his big breakthrough failed to materialize at Old Trafford. Last season he was rented out to Everton FC with varying degrees of success.
No European football
However, that collaboration was not followed up and so Van de Beek is currently back at United, where he again does not play a leading role in the plans. There is therefore a real chance that the Dutchman will still leave. However, the transfer market is only open in a limited number of countries.
That fact naturally plays into the hands of Antwerp, which will have competition from Galatasaray. So we have to wait and see if Overmars can confirm a new stunt. The NOS does not report for the time being how concrete the alleged interest is.
In any case, it is certain that Van de Beek will not play European football in the coming months. After all, those player lists had to be in by Monday. In addition, he was ignored at United on the European list of players.
