Racing Genk has announced the transfer of striker Cyriel Dessers to Cremonese. The appeal of Serie A was too strong for Dessers. The Italian PhD student would pay 6.5 million euros. It will be the first adventure for Dessers (27) outside Belgium or the Netherlands.
“Racing Genk is again launching a player towards one of the European G5 competitions”, the press release begins with which the club officially announced the transfer of Cyriel Dessers to Italy.
Dessers arrived in Genk two years ago, which took him away from Heracles Almelo for 4 million. In his first season, he lost the competition to Paul Onuachu as a striker. That weighed on Dessers and that is why a loan to Feyenoord followed on August 31, 2021.
There Dessers played football in the hearts of the fans, but the board did not take the purchase option.
One of my childhood dreams was to play in the Racing Genk shirt. That worked. Another dream was to one day play in a top league.
Dessers started this season well and Cremonese had noticed that. Cremonese is a team from Northern Italy that finished second in Serie B last season and thus forced promotion to the highest division in Italy.
“One of my childhood dreams was to play in the Racing Genk shirt. That worked out. Another dream was to one day play in a top competition. That now seems to be happening,” Dessers addressed the Genk fans in a statement. farewell video.
“I would like to thank you all for the support I have received. I am happy that I can leave this way, that we won the last game and can go with a good feeling.”
“Stay behind the team. I think something very beautiful is possible with this team. I remain the biggest supporter and I will visit again.”
