Anderlecht gets clarification on Januzaj's return

The Red Devils will meet England on Tuesday evening. Both countries also faced each other during the successful 2018 World Cup. Then the Belgians were always on top thanks to Adnan Januzaj.

During that tournament in Russia, the Devils won the final match at the expense of the English with a score of 2-0 after goals from Eden Hazard and Thomas Meunier. However, both countries also faced each other in the group stage in a match that no one really wanted to win. After all, the loser will finish second in the group and thus end up in the more attractive half of the table.

The role of the hero is thankless

But this was not included in Januzaj. The winger was brought on, like several other substitutes, for the group match against England. At the beginning of the second half, he opened the scoring with a wonderful goal, which, as expected, was also the winning goal.

The rest of the tournament is history and who knows what would have happened if Belgium had finished second in their group. But for Januzaj, it became one of his most notable goals to date. In recent years, his career has declined.

Drifted off in Seville

At the time he scored his World Cup goal, the RSC Anderlecht youngster was playing for Real Sociedad. But he got less and less minutes there. He eventually moved to Sevilla on a free basis in the summer of 2022. However, this turned out to be a bad choice.

Januzaj barely featured in Andalusia and the loan to Basaksehir was only a temporary replacement. During the current season, he has not made more than eight short appearances as a substitute in La Liga on behalf of Sevilla. The general expectation is that he will leave next summer for a limited amount.

Purple and white are back

His destination will be to view the ground coffee at the moment. In January there was already speculation about a possible return to Anderlecht. It's not entirely unreasonable given the sport's CEO Jesper Friedberg has good connections at Sevilla. But at the moment, such a return does not seem likely, not least because of his huge salary. “Going back to purple and white seems like an illusion at the moment,” they state The newspaper.