Anderlecht snatches talent from Barcelona

At Anderlecht, six days before the first game, there was suddenly reason for optimism again, as on Saturday afternoon they booked an impressive 3-0 victory over Ajax in their celebratory match for their people. However, that doesn’t change the fact that further reinforcement is still welcome, but Sports CEO Jesper Fredberg will continue to work on it. And now he throws himself into an eye-catching profile.

After all, power transfer Fabrizio Romano stated that Anderlecht would join Theodor Mendel’s battle at the eleventh hour. This is an 18-year-old wing striker who played for the Chelsea Under-18s last season. However, his contract there expired at the end of June, so the England youth international could look for a new club as a free agent.

But in recent days, Mendel seemed to be on his way to FC Barcelona, ​​\u200b\u200bwhich had already reached a verbal personal agreement with the talent. He could join Barcelona Athletic in Spain’s third tier, but Anderlecht has now benefited. Friedberg may be hoping to be able to coax Mendel into a faster path to the first team.

First with futures

However, Mendel did not seem ready to join the nucleus immediately. Perhaps he will first join RSCA Futures in Anderlecht, where he can already gain experience at the professional level in the Challenger Pro League. But this is on condition that Friedberg can make a more attractive offer than Barcelona’s proposal …

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Barcelona verbally agreed to personal terms with Mendel to sign him as a free agent to the U21 side but Anderlecht made a last-minute bid. pic.twitter.com/e7D6MuWwNi

– Fabrizio Romano July 22, 2023