Epolo came up big for DR Congo
Matthieu Epolo started in goal for DR Congo away at Zimbabwe on Tuesday and made the saves that put his country in position for the CAN (2). Standard's keeper was the one who kept it together on the road (2). Your number one did that on international duty.
A keeper playing like that away from home is worth points in a season like this one. Standard sit seventh on 11 points after seven games, with a +1 goal difference.
Stilmant leaves the staff for Olympic Charleroi
Frédéric Stilmant is gone. Standard's long-serving assistant is leaving Vincent Euvrard's staff to take the head coach job at Olympic Charleroi (1).
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He had been part of the setup for years. Euvrard now has a hole to fill in his staff.
Wout Faes has a new club
Wout Faes has signed for Shabab Al-Ahli after leaving Leicester City (1). The Belgian defender is heading to the United Arab Emirates.
Faes knows the Jupiler Pro League, so his name will be familiar to anyone who follows Belgian football.
Kompany hunting a goalkeeper
Vincent Kompany is looking for a new goalkeeper at Bayern München. Jordan Pickford, Finn Dahmen and Bart Verbruggen are the names on his list (1).
With Manuel Neuer's situation to sort out, Kompany is working the market early.
One detail worth knowing: Bart Verbruggen came through at Anderlecht.
Haaland battle brewing
Arsenal and Real Madrid have contacted Erling Haaland's entourage (1). Manchester City's turmoil has the big clubs circling.
No fee, no timeline, nothing confirmed. But the interest is real.