Anderlecht have announced the signing of French wonderkid Thomas Lamar from Stade De Reims for $6.1m, despite his tender age Lamar has been likened to former French star Michel Platini because the style of football he plays, known for his pace, passing and trickery Lamar could provide some more firepower from deeper position, something which Anderlecht crave

in the past 3 seasons in France Thomas Lamar has racked up 84 appearances with scoring 10 goals mainly from the centre of midfield, his eye for goal could be a very valuable asset to this Anderlecht side already possession some great young midfielders

January wasn't the best of months really, despite staying unbeaten again we did only manage one win which came against lowly OH Leuven. Club Brugge and Standard Liege are our main title challengers and we definitely would have liked to beat them to pull further clear, but the key was to not let them gain ground on us by losing and we have successfully done that this month

so despite those two draws we still lead the Jupiler League by 3 points and with only 6 matches left in the regular season we're currently on course to finish top heading into the Championship group while AA Gent look to be missing out

Club Brugge hosted the first leg of the semi final, not really much to report on this match as neither team really played to win, it was more of a case of not wanting the lose the opening leg.
though i feel we should have went for the away goal i was more that pleased with the way my player executed the counter attack. even though we were unable to score. The second leg will prove a different story as will attack from the outset so expect a better showing there

Westerlo and OH Leuven have also played out a draw but this being a 3-3 draw, Leuven will go into the return leg as favourites because of the 3 away goals they have managed to score. No doubt the winner of the Brugge v Anderlecht match will be expected to lift the lift the trophy

Hundreds of fans chanted and cheered as they awaited the team's arrival.
As the members of the team started to show up, a rush of fans ran towards them, hoping to catch a glimpse of the players, There was a strict escort as players made their way through the passionate and loud crowd.

A large crowd also gathered outside the team's bus for another chance to catch a glimpse of the players, One fan says he has been following the team for more than 30 years. Manning Segreto travelled from Antwerp and hopes the Reds trip is the first of many, "To see Liverpool in Anderlecht, finally, it's great," he said.

"Hopefully the reception they've received and what they'll receive during the next few days will bring them back in the near future. perhaps in a pre-season friendly of some nature

The team has a large fan base in Belgium, Fans also lined the street outside the Grand Hyatt hotel where players are staying.

Steven Gerrard seen here on his Arrival at the Grand Hyett Hotel where the team will stay for 3 days before heading back to Liverpool for the return leg. Steven Gerrard has only played 5 games for Liverpool so far this season but will provide invaluable experience to this young Liverpool squad,