Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Zulte Waregem defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Mouscron have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Mouscron know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Mouscron is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Mouscron, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” César Amaral has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Mouscron.
The terraces4 Jan 2027
Supporters make their feelings known about Charles Chadli
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Mouscron would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Mouscron, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Andréa Librici arrives at Mouscron with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Mouscron know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Hans Januzaj has let it be known that he does not like the way Mouscron are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
In brief
The terracesThe press have found their man in Martin Remacle
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 9 of the 30 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Mouscron has been clear about where Niklas Zimmermann stands, which is more than many ever get.