Bizarre transfer twist: Antwerp forward storms training in rival's strip

Bizarre transfer twist: Antwerp forward storms training in rival's strip

Antwerp forward, Didier Lamkel Ze pulled up in training spotting rivals shirt just to force a move to Greece. (Photo credit: Sky Sports)

Wednesday, 6^th January of the New Year witnessed the craziest of antics with respect to transfers, the human mind is capable of so much but who would have thought that a player will undermine history and bragging rights at the altar of personal selfish gains?

 

Antwerp fans and neutrals were thrown into shock when striker, Didier Lamkel Ze turned on at the training ground in rival’s shirt, all in an attempt to force a move, opening the very old joke of Peter Odewingie and his failed attempt to force a move to QPR from Stoke City.

 

The Nigerian’s 200-mile plus round-trip to London from the Midlands on the final day of the transfer window resembled something from a comedy.

In order for the deal to go through, QPR had to offload Junior Hoilett in the opposite direction and when it inevitably fell through, that was that.

Odemwingie was forced to return to the Hawthorns having inadvertently written himself into football folklore.

Fast forward to the current day and Didier Lamkel Ze has certainly been doing his very best to outdo Odemwingie.

 

 

However Lamkel Ze has apologized after he arrived to training wearing the shirt of the club's fiercest rivals Anderlecht, Lamkel Ze was denied entry into the training ground on Monday and angered the club's hierarchy with his actions.

 

The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to Greek club Panathinaikos to play under former Antwerp manager Laszlo Boloni.

 

The Cameroon international threatened to upset the club even further after posting on Instagram that he would turn up in a Beerschot shirt -- another Antwerp rival.

 

However, he decided against this and posted an apology on the club’s official twitter page on Tuesday; "I sincerely apologize to the club and the Antwerp supporters because they are magnificent and wonderful fans who have always supported me," he said.

 

"If I reacted like that, it is because my head was elsewhere with the transfer, it wasn't easy for me. I'm so sorry for my actions.

"I won't forget how my teammates and the technical staff have supported me in the dressing room since my arrival here.

"I'm ready for the club if the new coach needs me. I hope to be in front of the supporters very soon on the pitch."

Lamkel Ze has spent two years with Antwerp and has contributed 11 goals and nine assists in all competitions.

Antwerp were part of Tottenham’s Europa League group and progressed into the knockout stages of the competition, where they will face Steven Gerrard's Rangers.