anyway, back on it - Louis Verstraete is a done deal, and he looks a cracker of a signing. The same signing thematically as Kraev, Zawada, Sasse, etc.; a highly rated youngster with hampered development who could well find his potential in NZ.
Extremely highly rated as a youngster at Gent, with several Belgian U21 caps earned, but was hampered by injury. Went out to Beveren at age 19 where he was a Pro League regular (and a yellow card machine). Was purchased by Antwerp in 2020 (aged 21) but couldn’t kick on due to more injuries and dropped down a tier to sign with Beveren permanently in 2021. Has been crucial for them ever since and looks to have made big strides. Only just turned 25.
Box-to-box midfielder than can play deep - probably supplants Howieson in midfield there, allowing Brimmer and Gallegos to be the more advanced of the trio
Extremely highly rated as a youngster at Gent, with several Belgian U21 caps earned, but was hampered by injury. Went out to Beveren at age 19 where he was a Pro League regular (and a yellow card machine). Was purchased by Antwerp in 2020 (aged 21) but couldn’t kick on due to more injuries and dropped down a tier to sign with Beveren permanently in 2021. Has been crucial for them ever since and looks to have made big strides. Only just turned 25.
Box-to-box midfielder than can play deep - probably supplants Howieson in midfield there, allowing Brimmer and Gallegos to be the more advanced of the trio