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.