Two days after the defeat against Anderlecht, Antwerp suffered an additional blow, because the season is already over for goalkeeper Jean Butez. We may not even see the 28-year-old Frenchman again at the Great Old.
Due to a fracture in his hand, Butez will certainly not play for Antwerp again this season. From now on, Mark van Bommel will count on Senne Lammens to keep the nets clean, both for the rest of the Champions’ Play-Offs and in the cup final.
Lammens in, Butez out
Not a disaster in itself, because Butez’s 21-year-old double enjoys complete internal confidence. After his switch from Club Brugge to De Bosuil, the intention was that Lammens would become number one between the posts in the current campaign.
After all, it looked like Butez would visit other places last summer, but in the end the Goalkeeper of the Year simply stayed in Deurne-Noord. However, this will probably change in the next transfer period.
Market value 8 million
Gazette of Antwerp there is a good chance that Butez has played his last match for Antwerp. “His agent is once again trying to find a new club for him, so who knows, he might already have left before the start of next season,” it said.
In that case, number one is already planning to take the full advantage of Lammens, who might even win the argument anyway if Butez remains in office. The market value of the rock in the surf is currently estimated at eight million.
