OH Leuven Thread 26/27

[Clever Fox]

On 23/06/2026 at 15:18, Finnegan said:

Erm, can we swap him with Martin? 

 

Based on the above, He already sounds like a better Manager than RM.   

[KlaaZ]

17 hours ago, Ryy said:

Any news on potential incomings 

Apart from the left back Bonanza mentioned, very little apart from some vague snips online:

 

Alvaro Garcia (Castellon, 26, striker)

Kiany Vroman (Lierse, 22, goalkeeper)

Mats Rits (without club, 32, defensive midfielder)

 

That said, management has become very, very good in avoiding leaks until deals are done or as good as done (like with the Japanese left back mentioned above). Which is frustrating as a fan, but a good thing for the club as there is far less chance of a last minute hijack. Either way, I'm not expecting big things until we finalize the outgoing transfers of Nyakossi and/or Leysen, who will be the big money makers this window. Despite already having rounded up about 4M in sales of mostly redundant players (with the exception of Akimoto who was apparently homesick and really wanted to go back to Japan).

[Bonanza]

Highlights of our friendly against Olympiakos

 

 

[KlaaZ]

Drove up to watch the game. Very solid all over the board, with us being the better team for roughly 70 minutes until they went up 1-0 against the flow of play. 10 difficult minutes after that, but clawed our way back into the game and scored the more than deserved equalizer. Opoku very impressive again, just like Traoré. 

[bald reynard]

3 hours ago, KlaaZ said:

 

 

Edited 12 July by bald reynard

[KlaaZ]

2 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

Opoku played in the second half of our game against Northampton, so he's obviously shifting about a bit. I wonder where he'll 'land' this season.

Different Opoku, as  this is not about Leicester but OH Leuven.

 

Davis Opoku - Player profile 26/27 | Transfermarkt

 

 

[bald reynard]

6 minutes ago, KlaaZ said:

Different Opoku, as  this is not about Leicester but OH Leuven.

 

Davis Opoku - Player profile 26/27 | Transfermarkt

 

 

I spotted that before you replied, KlaaZ, so deleted my post - obviously not quickly enough for you to reply to it! I thought it difficult for the same guy to play 2 matches a few hundred miles apart on the same day!

 

Edited 12 July by bald reynard

[KlaaZ]

On 12/07/2026 at 14:38, bald reynard said:

I spotted that before you replied, KlaaZ, so deleted my post - obviously not quickly enough for you to reply to it! I thought it difficult for the same guy to play 2 matches a few hundred miles apart on the same day!

 

Would've been quite the feat, yes.

[Bonanza]

Shin Yamada (26, Striker) comes in on loan from Celtic

 

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/shin-yamada/profil/spieler/681970

 

Edited Tuesday at 19:23 by Bonanza

[KlaaZ]

Beat Lommel 5-1 in our latest friendly. Game behind closed doors so no idea about the actual performance but it's a very solid result nonethess. For context, Lommel was promoted through playoffs last year after beating 1A team Dender in the final. They are part of City Group. 

[Bonanza]

On 09/07/2026 at 20:17, Bonanza said:

Apparently this guy is coming in on loan with an option to buy

 

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/takuya-ogiwara/profil/spieler/492730

 

 

The rumours were true.

 

Takuya Ogiwara (LB, 26) comes in on loan with an option to buy.

 

 

[AjcW]

5 hours ago, KlaaZ said:

Beat Lommel 5-1 in our latest friendly. Game behind closed doors so no idea about the actual performance but it's a very solid result nonethess. For context, Lommel was promoted through playoffs last year after beating 1A team Dender in the final. They are part of City Group. 

Don't worry we've learned a lot about Lommel over the last few months  

[Pelotas]

On 24/06/2026 at 09:00, shen said:

Are you happy with the appointment? Or were there more suited candidates in your opinion?

Was definitely second choice behind Carl Hoefkens but after weeks of trying NAC Breda did not let him go so picked Simons instead.

 

good thing about Simons is he wants attacking football. Since the Belgian Mickey Mouse league reverts to 18 teams (despite all clubs knowing it is a dumb idea) half of the league will have nothing to play for from January. OHL very likely to be in the middle (as was the case last six seasons or so) so at least we’ll see some goals… prefer to lose 4-5 than win 1-0 in such cases.

[Pelotas]

On 10/07/2026 at 11:52, KlaaZ said:

Apart from the left back Bonanza mentioned, very little apart from some vague snips online:

 

Alvaro Garcia (Castellon, 26, striker)

Kiany Vroman (Lierse, 22, goalkeeper)

Mats Rits (without club, 32, defensive midfielder)

 

That said, management has become very, very good in avoiding leaks until deals are done or as good as done (like with the Japanese left back mentioned above). Which is frustrating as a fan, but a good thing for the club as there is far less chance of a last minute hijack. Either way, I'm not expecting big things until we finalize the outgoing transfers of Nyakossi and/or Leysen, who will be the big money makers this window. Despite already having rounded up about 4M in sales of mostly redundant players (with the exception of Akimoto who was apparently homesick and really wanted to go back to Japan).

Belgian Goalkeeper Jelle Van Neck (22, Marseille B) supposedly on the radar with Mechelen also following