{"id":291515,"date":"2023-09-06T17:49:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291515"},"modified":"2023-09-06T17:49:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:49:21","slug":"former-leicester-goalkeeper-kasper-schmeichel-joins-anderlecht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/former-leicester-goalkeeper-kasper-schmeichel-joins-anderlecht\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel joins Anderlecht"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Former Leicester goalkeeper and captain Kasper Schmeichel signs a one-year-deal with Belgian side Anderlecht after being released on deadline day<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel completes a move to Belgian side Anderlecht<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Former Leicester City captain Schmeichel joins from Ligue 1 team OGC Nice\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Schmeichel was released by Nice on deadline day but was also linked with Celtic\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Leicester City captain Kasper Schmeichel has completed a one-year-deal with Belgian Pro League side Anderlecht.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old was released on a free transfer by Ligue 1 side OGC Nice on transfer deadline day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was initially linked with a move to reunite with former Leicester manager Brendan Rogers at Celtic, who were in the market for a replacement for the struggling Joe Hart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, since the start of the new season Hart has seen a resurgence in form, most recently putting in a stellar performance in the Old Firm derby against Rangers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Free agent Schmeichel has now joined Anderlecht on a one-year-deal but with the option to extent for another year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/16\/75129453-0-image-a-1_1694014466794.jpg\" height=\"381\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Kasper Schmeichel joined Ligue 1 side Nice on a free from Leicester, seeking a new challenge<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/16\/75130515-12488031-image-a-2_1694015640922.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Schmeichel left Leicester City after 11 years there, winning the Premier League and FA Cup<\/p>\n<p>Schmeichel made\u00a0479 appearances for the Foxes, gaining promotion and winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However he had a mixed year at Nice, making 46 appearances in all competitions after joining the Ligue 1 side on a free transfer from Leicester.<\/p>\n<p>On his move to Anderlecht, the Denmark international said: &#8216;Anderlecht is just a massive club,<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Former team-mates from different places have always talked so highly and warmly of this place. It was something I really wanted to become part of.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p> Schmeichel had interest from\u00a0Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Brentford during the last weeks of the transfer window but reportedly wanted to be number one or challenging at a big club.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12488031\/Former-Leicester-goalkeeper-captain-Kasper-Schmeichel-signs-one-year-deal-Belgian-Anderlecht-released-deadline-day.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Leicester goalkeeper and captain Kasper Schmeichel signs a one-year-deal with Belgian side Anderlecht after being released on deadline day <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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