Standard Liege have announced the appointment of Aleksandar Jankovic as their new head coach just hours after parting company with Yannick Ferrera.

Ferrera's year in charge of Standard came to an end on Tuesday morning, the 35-year-old paying the price for a poor start to the season that saw them win just one of five matches and slip to 11th place in the Belgian Pro League.

And now the club have moved quickly to find his successor, handing the reins to Jankovic following the Serbian's resignation...

QPR have signed Anderlecht striker Idrissa Sylla for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old, a Guinea international, has joined Rangers on a three-year deal and becomes boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's sixth summer signing.

Hasselbaink told the club's official website: "This is very good business for the club. He is very good in the air, and scores quite a lot of goals with his head. He is technically very good, and we feel he will add to the squad. We also feel there is a lot of improvement in him....

Anderlecht playmaker Youri Tielemans has denied that he received a call from Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.

Despite only turning 19 in May, Tielemans is entering his fourth season as a regular starter in Anderlecht's midfield.

The Belgium under-21 international has often been tipped for a big-money transfer but on Wednesday, ahead of his club's Europa League tie against Slavia Prague, he dismissed a claim that he had already had a conversation with the new United boss.

"I have never been...

Steven Defour has travelled to England to undergo a medical ahead of a move to Burnley, sources close to the club have told ESPN FC.

Anderlecht announced last week that they had agreed a deal in the region of £7.5 million with the Premier League new boys for the midfielder who is expected to sign a four-year deal and could make his debut against Liverpool next weekend.

Defour has been linked with a move to the Premier League in the past with Sir Alex Ferguson writing him a letter to confirming...

Anderlecht captain Steven Defour could leave Belgium due to the abuse he has received from a minority of the club's fans, according to his agent.

Defour, 28, won two league titles with Anderlecht's major rivals, Standard Liege, before leaving for Porto in 2011.

The central midfielder joined Anderlecht in 2014 and on his first visit to Liege as an opposition player he was sent off after reacting to taunts from home supporters and a gruesome tifo that featured a caption reading "Red or Dead."

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