The Westerlo Courier
Match29 Jul 2028
The wait goes on for Westerlo
18 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad31 Jul 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Hicham Mahou
87 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Westerlo lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad31 Jul 2028
34 days out for Jacques Fokam Sandeu after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Westerlo will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market31 Jul 2028
Botond Balogh asks to leave Westerlo
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Thomas Van Den Keybus keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Westerlo may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Westerlo agree $160.0K for Michy Courtois
The clubs have shaken hands with Sint-Truiden; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.
Player ratings31 Jul 2028
Dylan Ourega beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market31 Jul 2028
Enzo Geerts has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Westerlo they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Westerlo
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.
In brief
- Squad Louis Bostyn falls out with a teammate over standards
- Transfer targets Westerlo rebuffed over Robin Mirisola
- Market One of our own: Dries Nainggolan joins the Westerlo first team