Anderlecht are having a torrid time of things at the moment. On the field, the side are on a terrible run of form. Off the field, things are getting worse. Besnik Hasi was sacked a week or so ago, and his interim replacement Ed Still has also left to take over at Watford, just one of a number of first team coaches to leave Brussels. They have also sacked Olivier Renard as Sporting Director. The club have decided to replace Hasi first and then replace Renard, but that plan has just been dealt a blow.
As reported by HLN, former Blackburn Rovers head coach Jon-Dahl Tomasson has pulled out of negotiations with the club. The Swede had already agreed a financial package with Anderlecht but has since decided not to make the move to Belgium in the end. Tomassonโs most recent job had been with the Swedish national team, a role he had taken after leaving Blackburn Rovers in February 2024. The Dane has already had a varied coaching career, with spells in the Netherlands and Swedish club football.
Tomasson won two Allsvenskan titles with Malmo as a head coach, a feat which earned him a move to Blackburn Rovers. He only spent one and a half seasons with the Lancashire side, winning 41 games and losing 36, with 13 draws. He spent a year in charge of Sweden before being sacked after the sides poor form, with Graham Potter taking over.
It is certainly a blow for Anderlecht that they have been unable to convince the former Blackburn Rovers head coach to come in and take over at the club, and fans will be concerned as to who they will end up having to turn to. Anderlecht was once one of the premier jobs in Belgian football, but off field mismanagement and pressure to deliver may be putting candidates off.
GBeNeFNย |ย Ben Jackson
