Antwerp had wanted to sign Cédric Hatenboer a year ago. According to Het Nieuwsblad, Antwerp will not make an attempt to sign Hatenboer. The club has several young central midfielders from their own academy and wants to give them the chance to develop.

According to Het Laatste Nieuws and Het Nieuwsblad, Antwerp FC wants Hatenboer to be an important player for their team. Marc Overmars has reportedly been interested in Hatenboer since his time at Excelsior and sees him as a future controlling midfielder for Antwerp. The club would have a transfer budget of 10 million euro in January, and Hatenboer is one of the main players being considered. Anderlecht wants to recover a part of the over two million euro they invested in Hatenboer. A possible transfer or loan solution is being sought in January, and Olivier Renard stated that all parties need to make an effort to resolve the impasse, adding that Anderlecht must sell players this winter.

Voetbalnieuws.be reports on the potential transfer of Cedric Hatenboer to Antwerp, and VI confirms the interest of Antwerp in the player. Hatenboer wants to leave Paars-Wit (Anderlecht) permanently. Anderlecht will want to recover as much as possible of its 2.1 million euro investment. For a loan, Anderlecht would require the borrowing club to cover the salary costs.

According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Marc Overmars wants to bring Cedric Hatenboer to Royal Antwerp. Hatenboer is a priority for Overmars. Antwerp previously showed interest in January, at which time Hatenboer chose Anderlecht. The player is aware of the new interest. Anderlecht is not unwilling regarding a winter transfer, according to Het Laatste Nieuws.