The Lokeren Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
$1.6M — a new record at Lokeren
No footballer has ever cost this club more, and the number will be read out every time he misplaces a pass for the next two years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Wim Vanmarsenille stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Lokeren baulk at the price for Isaías Delpupo
Sint-Truiden wanted more than $1.1M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
$1.6M for Lois Vanaken, and Lokeren supporters approve
Boards get told what they have done wrong for years and hear nothing on the days they get it right. This is one of those days: Lois Vanaken from KV Oostende for $1.6M, and a ticket office having a very good morning.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Zulte Waregem tell Lokeren: Thomas Claes is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Lokeren
Zayd El Kandoussi and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Lokeren against KV Kortrijk
0‑2 to KV Kortrijk, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lokeren promote Axel Hazard from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Axel Hazard has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Leander Boyata steps up from the Lokeren academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leander Boyata has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Thomas Kompany steps up from the Lokeren academy
- The dugout No hiding place for Dino Arslanagić
- Squad The formation has left Youssef Challouk behind