“In the meantime, however, it appears that Jelle and his entourage want to dispute the validity of the option to be able to sit down at the table again in this way. We don’t want to go along with that battle and go for players who want to defend our red-white colors with one hundred percent. We thank Jelle for the four beautiful years on the Bosuil and wish him a lot of success in his further career!”
Antwerp took over Bataille from Ostend in 2021. He wore the shirt of the Great Old in 154 games. In it he scored two goals and handed out twelve assists. In 2023 he helped Antwerp with the title and to cup win.