It is sometimes not always easy to arrive at a club with the label of the most expensive transfer in the history of this institution. Anthony Limbombe can attest to this. Recruited for nearly 10 million euros by FC Nantes in the summer of 2018, the left winger is considered a great Belgian hope in his position. Indeed, while he was coming off a big season with Club Bruges (6 goals and 7 assists in 39 matches) which had allowed him to win the title of best prospect in Belgium and to be called up with the Devils Reds (1 selection), Waldemar Kita, close to the player’s agent Mogi Bayat, decides to pull out all the stops to attract the player to Loire-Atlantique.
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Five years later, his arrival at Beaujoire represents one of the biggest flops in the history of the Canaries. Although he was questioned by the police upon his arrival because he was suspected of having illegally given money to his agent following his transfer, Limbombe never confirmed the expectations placed on him on the ground. From his first season, he will wait until April and a match against Lyon to unlock his counter. Too little for a player who cost Waldemar Kita 10 million. After a loan to Standard de Liège and numerous injuries, the striker does not fit into the plans of the Canaries who decide to terminate his contract on April 4, 2022. In total, the person concerned will have played only 38 matches under the green tunic and yellow for a record of 4 achievements and 3 caviars.
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4 goals and 3 assists in 10 games with Beveren
From then on, the native of Bilzen sought to relaunch himself even though he had been without a contract for several months. He will ultimately do so in the Netherlands. Last season, Limbombe played under the colors of Almere City, who sensed the right move. A one-year stint which would prove to be one of the best seasons of the player’s career, now 29 years old. Author of 8 goals and 8 assists in 39 matches with the Batavian second division club, he is a great architect of the club’s rise to the Eredivisie at the end of the season. Now spared from injuries, it was now necessary to know if the player trained at Genk would be able to confirm this nice lull.
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And while he felt the need to return to Belgium, even if it meant playing again in the second division with Beveren, Limbombe shows that he made the right choice and proves that he is now able to continue. Even if the Flemish club is stuck in the middle of the table (8th), the right-hander is having a satisfactory season on an individual level. With 4 goals and 3 assists in the antechamber of the Belgian elite, Limbombe is facing one of his biggest career challenges: bringing up SK Beveren, an ambitious club which, despite a mixed start to the season, aims for the Jupiler Pro League. And if it continues to perform as it does, the East Flanders club certainly has weapons to put forward…
Pub. 05/12/2023 2:15 p.m. Updated 05/12/2023 2:18 p.m.
2023-12-05 13:15:47
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