In
Zeljko Filipovic (mid) Maribor; Jeff Callebaut (mid) KAA Gent U19; Nils Schouterden (mid) Westerlo; Yohan Croizet (mid) OH Leuven; Dimitros Kolovos (mid) Olympiacos – on loan; Vladimir Volkov (def) Lech Poznan – end of loan; Jules van Cleemput (def) KSK Heist – end of loan; Miguel Mees (mid) KSK Heist – end of loan; Lionel Makondi (att) KSK Heist – end of loan;
Out
Sofianne Hanni (k) (mid) Anderlecht; Ibrahima Cisse (r) (mid) Standard Liege; Yan De Maeyer (mid) Beerschoot; Sheldon Bateau (sp) (def) Krylia Sovetov; Jason Adesanya (sp) (att) Lommel; Steven De Petter (sp) (mid) Sint-Truiden; Stevy Okitokandjo (sp) (att) released; Nassim Ben Khalifa (sp) (mid) Eskisehirspor – end of loan; Jean-Francois Gillet (r) (gk) Catania – end of loan; Jens Naessens (sp) (att) Zulte Waregem – on loan; Cedric Mingiedi (def) SV Hemme – on loan;
Target
Mechelen hope to be competing for 5th or 6th spot, but the reality suggest that once again their final positon will be around 10th place and they will overachieve if they qualify for Play-off I.