Royal Antwerp FC faces financial crisis. Four players leave, including Vincent Janssen and Gyrano Kerk. The team paid 5.5 million euros for Janssen's transfer and hired Kerk for 600,000 euros. Dennis Praet was a free transfer. Zeno Van den Bosch came through the youth academy. Four players where the team doesn't pay a penny for. That comes at a time of financial hardship. Four players who the team must send away. Experienced men, who you can't easily replace with cheap or free players. May also be leaving: Kobe Corbanie, Kiki Kouyaté, Glenn Bijl, Isaac Babadi, Anthony Valencia, Mahamadou Diawara, Mauricio Benitez and Marwan Al-Sahafi. Loan players or players with expiring contracts. Christopher Scott and Yannick Thoelen may stay longer. They are still under contract for one to four years: Geoffry Hairemans, Youssef Hamadoui, Semm Renders, Rein Van Helden, Xander Dierckx, Farouck Adekami, Daam Foulon, Thibo Somers, Gerard Vandeplas, Niels Devalckeneer, Yuto Tsunashima, Andreas Verstraeten, Taishi Brandon Nozawa, Mukhammadali Urinboev and Jules Aboka. A total of seventeen players! In the knowledge that Antwerp must sell one or more of these players. New funds must flow in: to plug holes and secure a transfer budget for incoming players. According to sports director Marc Overmars, Antwerp will be back in contention for prizes in two to three years. However, it costs money to cook. Paul Gheysens is no longer functioning as a financial advisor. Those who listen to the twelfth man hear doubts and fears. Is their beloved Royal Antwerp Football Club slipping further away or can someone lead the comeback?