Ahmed Touba is currently on loan at KV Mechelen from Basaksehir. Anderlecht showed interest in him in January, but it was not possible at that time. KV Mechelen has a purchase option and might buy him first and then sell him. Touba does not want to return to Turkey, making a transfer to Anderlecht a real possibility in the summer, according to Tim Matthys, the sporting director.

There were indications that Anderlecht might have been interested in Ahmed Touba, but this interest has been dismissed, as reported by Het Nieuwsblad. KV Mechelen, who currently has Touba on loan from Basaksehir, intends to activate the purchase option for just under a million euros and possibly sell him for a profit. Anderlecht, in the process of searching for defensive reinforcements due to Jan Vertonghen's unavailability and Mathias Zanka Jorgensen's potential departure, has decided to focus on other targets, including Siebe Van der Heyden and Nobel Mendy, thereby removing Touba from their shortlist.