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Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Celtic's Stephen Welsh targeted by KV Mechelen after loan
The centre-back, 25, moved to Belgium on loan in January with game time at a premium during the first part of the season. Mechelen had an offer rejected for him last summer but persisted in the winter window and landed their man. Welsh played 17 times for the Jupiler Pro League as they made it to the Conference League play-off group of the Belgian league split, although they ultimately failed to qualify for Europe. He is due to return for Hoops pre-season but has impressed his loan club enough that they are looking to try and sign him permanently, reports the Daily Record. However, his performances have also caught the eye of other clubs and they face competition from within Belgium and also other European clubs. The defender scored his first goal for Mechelen against FCV Dender at the weekend. Previously speaking on his spell, he said: 'I have loved every minute of it. 'I think it is the best thing I have done, it is almost like a refresh for six months to go and play football at a top level.' Welsh has two years left on his contract but found Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales and Maik Nawrocki ahead of him in the pecking order before heading out in january.
The National
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The National
Celtic's Stephen Welsh targeted by KV Mechelen after loan
The centre-back, 25, moved to Belgium on loan in January with game time at a premium during the first part of the season. Mechelen had an offer rejected for him last summer but persisted in the winter window and landed their man. Welsh played 17 times for the Jupiler Pro League as they made it to the Conference League play-off group of the Belgian league split, although they ultimately failed to qualify for Europe. He is due to return for Hoops pre-season but has impressed his loan club enough that they are looking to try and sign him permanently, reports the Daily Record. However, his performances have also caught the eye of other clubs and they face competition from within Belgium and also other European clubs. The defender scored his first goal for Mechelen against FCV Dender at the weekend. Previously speaking on his spell, he said: 'I have loved every minute of it. 'I think it is the best thing I have done, it is almost like a refresh for six months to go and play football at a top level.' Welsh has two years left on his contract but found Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales and Maik Nawrocki ahead of him in the pecking order before heading out in january.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Vincent Tan makes new appointment after relegation as Cardiff City fans given hope for change
Vincent Tan has made a swift and drastic decision at KV Kortrijk after their relegation, with the Belgian club set to appoint a new CEO sports after firing their one who oversaw a disastrous campaign. Tan has suffered the ignominy of overseeing two clubs getting relegated from the respective leagues, with KVK dropping out of the Jupiler Pro League and Cardiff City also suffering relegation from the Championship. On both fronts, Tan needs to act quickly and decisively in order to ready his clubs for promotion pushes next season. The Bluebirds owner is looking for managers for both of his teams. KVK boss Bernd Storck has sensationally left the club, following their defeat in the relegation play-offs, to take charge of Cercle Brugge for their relegation play-off decider against Patro Eisden to stay in the top flight. READ MORE: BBC Match of the Day pundit just disappeared from TV as he reveals new life READ MORE: Tony Pulis makes feelings clear on Cardiff City manager situation and what must happen next Given KVK were fighting against Cercle Brugge just last week in the relegation play-offs, and Storck has taken over for just these two games, it's a rather stunning set of circumstances playing out over in Belgium. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community As for Cardiff, their season tailed off under the management of Omer Riza, while interim Aaron Ramsey could not save the club from the drop, winning none of his three matches in charge, meaning City have now started what they believe is a rigorous process to find their own manager for the League One campaign. The club have appointed a sub-committee comprised of Mark Allen, head of academy Gavin Chesterfield and one external appointment from sports agency Wasserman to help conduct the search for a new manager. You can read about that in detail here. While some at the club want Cardiff to have a full-time director of football, or at the very least more football knowledge at the top end, Tan is understood to be reluctant. However there is hope that this is some comfortable middle ground which, if successful, could point the way towards a more permanent appointment in the future. Indeed, the structure of Tan's club hierarchy in Kortrijk is evidence that he is open to the idea of appointing such personnel. It is, unfortunately, also proof that these appointments are not a silver bullet and it must be the right person in the right position. Tan moved quickly to fire Pieter Eecloo, who held the position of CEO sports at KVK. Rik Foulon is the actual sporting director at the club, but worked closely with Eecloo to run the footballing side of things, with Tan and Ken Choo, who holds the position of managing director, overseeing things from a distance. According to reports in Belgium, Nils Vanneste is set to become the club's new CEO sports, helping to drive KVK's push for promotion from the Belgian second tier next season. Vanneste will join from Zulte Waregem, the club Joel Bagan spent a season on loan, where he was academy director. The 36-year-old previously held positions at KV Oostende and Beerschot. Cardiff fans have long called for the club to have a better sporting infrastructure and seeing Tan appoint a new person to run the football operation in Kortrijk at least offers some hope that the door is not completely shut on that front at Cardiff. Indeed, just this week, Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman said he would welcome the addition of more expertise in the field. "Overall, I would say I would welcome more knowledge on football," he added. "After all, this is a football club and the more people it has who understand football the better it is. We're striving towards that.' Bluebirds fans, as well as many within the club — Aaron Ramsey himself has spoken openly about the need for someone on the ground, running the day-to-day football operation — will hope that the sub-committee, coupled with Tan's commitment to a more rigorous-looking football structure in Belgium, perhaps represents a stepping stone in the right direction. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here.
Wales Online
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Vincent Tan makes new appointment after relegation as Cardiff City fans given hope for change
Vincent Tan makes new appointment after relegation as Cardiff City fans given hope for change The Bluebirds owner has had to made drastic change at his other club in Belgium Vincent Tan owner of KVK Kortrijk (Image: Getty Images ) Vincent Tan has made a swift and drastic decision at KV Kortrijk after their relegation, with the Belgian club set to appoint a new CEO sports after firing their one who oversaw a disastrous campaign. Tan has suffered the ignominy of overseeing two clubs getting relegated from the respective leagues, with KVK dropping out of the Jupiler Pro League and Cardiff City also suffering relegation from the Championship. On both fronts, Tan needs to act quickly and decisively in order to ready his clubs for promotion pushes next season. The Bluebirds owner is looking for managers for both of his teams. KVK boss Bernd Storck has sensationally left the club, following their defeat in the relegation play-offs, to take charge of Cercle Brugge for their relegation play-off decider against Patro Eisden to stay in the top flight. Given KVK were fighting against Cercle Brugge just last week in the relegation play-offs, and Storck has taken over for just these two games, it's a rather stunning set of circumstances playing out over in Belgium. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community As for Cardiff, their season tailed off under the management of Omer Riza, while interim Aaron Ramsey could not save the club from the drop, winning none of his three matches in charge, meaning City have now started what they believe is a rigorous process to find their own manager for the League One campaign. The club have appointed a sub-committee comprised of Mark Allen, head of academy Gavin Chesterfield and one external appointment from sports agency Wasserman to help conduct the search for a new manager. You can read about that in detail here. Article continues below While some at the club want Cardiff to have a full-time director of football, or at the very least more football knowledge at the top end, Tan is understood to be reluctant. However there is hope that this is some comfortable middle ground which, if successful, could point the way towards a more permanent appointment in the future. Indeed, the structure of Tan's club hierarchy in Kortrijk is evidence that he is open to the idea of appointing such personnel. It is, unfortunately, also proof that these appointments are not a silver bullet and it must be the right person in the right position. Tan moved quickly to fire Pieter Eecloo, who held the position of CEO sports at KVK. Rik Foulon is the actual sporting director at the club, but worked closely with Eecloo to run the footballing side of things, with Tan and Ken Choo, who holds the position of managing director, overseeing things from a distance. According to reports in Belgium, Nils Vanneste is set to become the club's new CEO sports, helping to drive KVK's push for promotion from the Belgian second tier next season. Vanneste will join from Zulte Waregem, the club Joel Bagan spent a season on loan, where he was academy director. The 36-year-old previously held positions at KV Oostende and Beerschot. Cardiff fans have long called for the club to have a better sporting infrastructure and seeing Tan appoint a new person to run the football operation in Kortrijk at least offers some hope that the door is not completely shut on that front at Cardiff. Article continues below Indeed, just this week, Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman said he would welcome the addition of more expertise in the field. "Overall, I would say I would welcome more knowledge on football," he added. "After all, this is a football club and the more people it has who understand football the better it is. We're striving towards that.' Bluebirds fans, as well as many within the club — Aaron Ramsey himself has spoken openly about the need for someone on the ground, running the day-to-day football operation — will hope that the sub-committee, coupled with Tan's commitment to a more rigorous-looking football structure in Belgium, perhaps represents a stepping stone in the right direction. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🐣 Talent of the week: Noah Sadiki 🇨🇩
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. Every week, OneFootball introduces you to the new gems of world football. Today, we're presenting a very promising midfielder! Advertisement Another young talent from the Belgian championship who could very well spice up the next summer transfer window. For the second consecutive season, Noah Sadiki has established himself as an irreplaceable starter for Union Saint-Gilloise. Despite his young age (20 years), he participated in 34 Jupiler Pro League matches in 2024/2025. But who is this tireless midfielder who is expected to quickly reach a new level in his career? Noah Sadiki was born on December 17, 2004, in Brussels. He grew up there, and it was only natural that he honed his skills at Anderlecht. He joined the club at the age of 6 and stayed until he turned professional. Advertisement On May 22, 2022, it was none other than Vincent Kompany who gave him his first start in the first team. Used to fast-tracking, Sadiki was directly thrown into a playoff match against Club Bruges. He played the entire match. The rest of his adventure with the Mauves is more mixed, partly due to certain "controversies" stirred up by his entourage. It didn't take much for USG to seize the opportunity to recruit him. Sadiki signed a 4-year contract with the rival club, which inevitably stirred things up. Nevertheless, this particular context did not prevent him from thriving very quickly. In his first season, he played 37 league matches. Advertisement Very mobile, the defensive midfielder impresses with his ability to consistently put in effort and recover a lot of balls in the midfield. His first full season did not go unnoticed. Sadiki was actually very close to signing with Olympique Lyonnais during the summer of 2024. Already in agreement with the Gones, he was ultimately retained by his club, which considers him indispensable. This time, he is expected to leave his home country. Valued at 10 million euros, the Congolese international is likely to be given the green light to move. An opportunity to seize for a Ligue 1 club? 📸 VIRGINIE LEFOUR
