KASPER SCHMEICHEL is reportedly set to join Anderlecht on a free transfer.
The veteran goalkeeper was released by Nice last week after just one year at the Ligue Un club.
But he is closing in on a quick return to football after agreeing terms with Belgian side Anderlecht, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Schmeichel, 36, is understood to have penned a one-year deal, which will be confirmed in the next 24 hours.
The shot-stopper had been linked to Celtic in a shock move that would have seen him reunite with his former Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers.
Chelsea were also linked with a move for the Premier League winner last month.
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Schmeichel made 36 appearances for Nice in Ligue Un last season.
But he was replaced by Marcin Bulka at the start of the new campaign after he arrived from Paris Saint-Germain.
Prior to his spell in France Schmeichel spent 11 years at Leicester and captained the Foxes between 2020-2022.
He won the Premier League in 2016 and the FA Cup four years later, having also helped Leicester achieve promotion to the top-flight in 2014.
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Schmeichel made 479 appearances for Leicester and had spells at Manchester City, Leeds and Notts County in his early career.
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