Super Eagles invitee joins Onuachu at Genk for €4m – Report
Super Eagles new striker Cyriel Dessers has reportedly joined Belgian club, KRC Gent, for €4m on a four-year deal from Dutch side, Heracles Almelo, according to reports coming out of Holland.
The Eredivise campaigners had valued the Belgian-born striker at €6m, with Genk unwilling to pay, but according to nieuwsblad.be, a deal has been reached.
🔴 A falta de confirmación oficial, el Genk ha llegado a un acuerdo con el Heracles Almelo para cerrar el fichaje del belga Cyriel Dessers, delantero de 25 años.
El del Leuven ha anotado 18 goles en 29 partidos esta temporada.
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— Belgofut (@Belgofut) June 23, 2020
Dessers will now team up with compatriots Paul Onuachu and Stephen Odey at the former Belgian champions.
Dessers became a top priority for the club after the void left by the departure of Tanzanian striker, Mbwana Samatta, who made an £8.5m move to English Premier League side, Aston Villa, in January.
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The 25-year-old had a season to remember before the Eredivisie was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. He scored 15 goals in 26 appearances to emerge joint top scorer with Feyenoord’s Steven Berghuis in the Eredivise.
Dessers has earlier attracted suitors from La Liga side Celta Vigo and Serie A’s SPAL, but both teams were put off by the player’s asking price of €4m.