Belgian attacker Hugo Cuypers, 29, currently at Chicago Fire, was asked if he would ever want to return to Standard. Cuypers responded that he would really like to. Cuypers has a contract until 31 December. It is stated that signing Cuypers in the summer would be very difficult for Standard. Cuypers earns a lot of money and has a market value of 9 million euro. According to a report, Cuypers is having a top season with 6 goals and 1 assist in 5 matches in Major League Soccer. Cuypers was quoted as saying that he would like to. The centre-forward joined the American club from KAA Gent in February 2024 for a fee of €12.0M and has 4 caps and 1 goal for the Belgium U19 team.