The New York Red Bulls have agreed to sell Kemar Lawrence to Belgian club Anderlecht, multiple sources have told The Athletic.



Multiple sources said that the clubs have agreed on a fee around $1.25 million, but that several other aspects of the deal, including the medical and visa paperwork, need to be worked out before it can be completed. If the transfer is finalized before the Belgian transfer window closes at the end of the day on Friday, Lawrence would join former New York right back Michael Amir Murillo as the second defender to be sold by the Red Bulls to Anderlecht this winter. Murillo moved to the Belgian club on Dec. 6th.



Lawrence has had an occasionally turbulent, occasionally brilliant tenure in New York. The 27-year-old Jamaican international has become an excellent left back during his five seasons with the Red Bulls, quickly emerging as a key piece for the club shortly after he signed with them following a preseason trial in 2015. He helped...