The problem a team like Genk has, is that it is always tough to keep the team together after a good season. The current team is more or less playing 3 years together. They matured together up to such a high level that they are allowed to play the Champions League.

But becoming the Champions with a rather young selection of course also attracts the interest of team from bigger competitions.

Genk made agreements with 3 players that the will be rewarded with a transfer if the price was right. Those 3 players are Trossard, Sander Bergen and Samata!

All the other players were told that max 3 players from the squad would be sold. With others words, other player only will get a transfer if an offer comes by, which can't be refused!

Like I wrote yesterday it was pretty quite on the transfer market untill yesterday. But now things are starting to heat up!

Trossard

Today the rumor popped up that Brighton & Hove Albion have a concrete interest in signing the 24 year old winger and captain of Genk.
While Genk has an agreement with Trossard that if a good offers comes by, he will be sold. A good offer for Genk is anything above 20M.

The replacement of Trossard already had his medical. Bongonda will be bought from Zulte Waregem for a whoppingn 7M. The highest transfer fee ever between teams in Belgium!

Malinowski

Well Genk doesn't want to see Malinowski moving to another team. But it appears that more Italian clubs are interested. While Malinowski really wants to leave, they are no sign yet that he will force a transfer. Together with Heynen and Bergen, Malinowski was the heart of the team. So I can understand that Genk doesn't want to see him go.

At the moment, the rumor is that Atalanta did offer 12M for Ruslan, but Genk refused and did let Atalanta know that they will not sell them for less than 20M. Malinowski still has a contract until 2022.
If he leaves it will probably be around 17 to 18.

Aidoo

Another player without an transfer agreement. But maybe Genk is tempted to selling him. With Dewaest and Lucumi they do have a great cental defense. Genk did buy Aidoo for 1.25 M and Celta Vigo is rumored to be offering 5M, excluding bonusses! These bonusses could increase the transfer fee to 8M.

I really think that Genk should consider such an offer! They do have a scouting cell, which has delivered great central defenders!

Incoming transfers

For the moment Genk is only negotiating with Benjamin Nygren. He already visited Genk and now is waiting on a talk with head coach Mazzu. Nygren is chased by many European top teams like Manchester City, PSG, Ajax, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich!

It would be great if such a promising youngster does pick above these teams. This means that he understand the playing minutes is important at this age!

Cheers,
Peter