‘Club Brugge is facing new transfer priority’

After a two out of nine in the league, Club Brugge seems to be in a dip for a while. Especially the performance against KV Mechelen, in which Philippe Clement gave some pawns a rest, turned out to be below par. In principle, however, the core is wide enough.

Due to the lesser form, a number of positions will of course come under fire again, including of course that of deep striker. Ultimately, Blauw-Zwart did not get any fresh blood there this summer, but Michael Krmencik and David Okereke again struggled to make their mark against Malinwa. Since the young Youssouph Badji cannot bear all the pressure on his shoulders, Clement even let Charles De Ketelaere substitute for the point on Saturday. So we can probably expect extra competition there in January. In the back, Simon Deli has been disappointing for several weeks, so that an extra central defender does not seem an unnecessary luxury either. Especially since Matej Mitrovic is back in the rag basket as usual.

Despite his formation as a left back, Federico Ricca already proved to be a fine double in the center, where Mechele in turn can be replaced by Odilon Kossounou. Although we attribute a great future to the young Ivorian in that position, it became clear against KV Mechelen, especially in the second half, that he would benefit a lot less as a right back. Especially in a classic rear guard with four. A real duplication for Clinton Mata, although not a priority at first sight, could well be a gap that Club has to close in the winter. After all, the young Ignace Van der Brempt, in whom the national champion does believe, is also very prone to injury. Defensive reinforcement may well be at the top of the list.