Bill Antonio In Belgium For Trials
Dynamos winger Bill Antonio is reportedly set to undergo a month-long trial stint with Belgian top-flight football side KV Mechelen.
The 19-year-old Prince Edward Academy graduate was initially supposed to go to Belgium in 2019 but the dates kept on changing as he was supposed to first get more game-time at Dynamos, his agent Pat Jefferson said in March.
The Herald quoted a close source at Dynamos, who asked not to be identified, saying Antonio finally left the country on Tuesday afternoon. Said the source:
Yes, Bill (Antonio) has finally gone for trials in Belgium. He will have a month with KV Mechelen who will be assessing him.
It has been in the pipeline for a long time now and the player left on Tuesday and was expected to arrive today (yesterday).
Antonio was missing at Dynamos’ training session on Wednesday amid reports that KV Mechelen is literally ready to sign him.
The Belgian club has close links with the Glamour Boys. DeMbare coach Tonderai Ndiraya spent over a month attached to the Belgian club where he got access to modern coaching material two years ago.
Dynamos also received an assortment of equipment in 2020 to help the technical team implement a scientific approach to their methods from KV Mechelen.
More: The Herald
