Magallan will not be retained by the RSCA

Lisandro Magallan will not be retained by Anderlecht next year, HLN announces. Which is not a real surprise. Several reasons explain this choice. First of all, Vincent Kompany already has four central defenders for next year. The lucky ones are Wesley Hoedt, Zeno Debats, Hannes Delcroix and Kylian Sardella. If the first three cities were certainties, it is more surprising for the last.

A pure product of Neerpede, Sardella enjoys very little playing time in 2021/2022. 442 small minutes since the season, including only 252 on the Pro League meadows (180 in qualification for the Conference League and 10 in the Croky Cup). A departure had even been considered during the last winter transfer window. But the player, who has often played at right-back, should indeed stay in Brussels. Vincent Kompany intends to confirm him in his favorite position, where he was trained, rather than at right-back where he rather helped out.

Which also means that Marco Kana is still seen as a defensive midfielder. And not a defender, where he had played 15 games during the 2019/2020 season.

Apart from the competition, the rough Argentine defender has a purchase option that is far too high for the RSCA: 5 million euros. It is expensive for a defender who has not really convinced. Even if his association with Wesley Hoedt has sometimes relieved the Dutchman. Let’s not forget also that Magallan had arrived in disaster during the last days of the transfer window because of the injury of Hannes Delcroix. He will therefore return to Ajax where his future is completely blocked.

Departure radius, the RSCA also hopes to recover money for Elias Cobbaut according to our colleagues. Indisputable holder in Parma alongside Buffon, the short-lived Belgian international is having a blast in Serie B even if the club will certainly not go up to the next level. The Italian club should exercise the purchase option which amounts to around 3 million euros. Very good news for Brussels finances knowing that the former Malinois had cost 2.5 bricks and that he had a hefty salary estimated at 700,000 euros per year.

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