The Zulte Waregem Sentinel
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
No deal for Afonso Patrão at that price
Zulte Waregem offered $17.1M; Westerlo said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Player ratings31 Jul 2028
Malick Mbaye beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 21. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Zulte Waregem
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad31 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Zulte Waregem
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Thomas Claes was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Zulte Waregem rebuffed over Papus Ouattara
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. ESTAC Troyes have kept their man, and Zulte Waregem go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Tempers go at Zulte Waregem
Enrique Lofolomo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market31 Jul 2028
Zulte Waregem promote Hans Hazard from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hans 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
Zulte Waregem promote Laurent Vanaken from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Laurent Vanaken 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
Zulte Waregem promote Toby Batshuayi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Toby Batshuayi 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.
In brief
- Market Eden Meunier steps up from the Zulte Waregem academy
- The dugout No hiding place for Vancy Mabanza
- The dugout Zulte Waregem keep their word to Jakob Kiilerich