Super Eagles Star Cyriel Dessers Leaves KRC Gent, Completes Move to Top Italian Giants

Super Eagles Star Cyriel Dessers Leaves KRC Gent, Completes Move to Top Italian Giants

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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  • US Cremonese have announced that Nigerian forward Cyriel Dessers has joined them permanently from Genk
  • The club recently promoted to the Italian Serie A and they see Cyriel Dessers as a player that will help them
  • Cyriel Dessers has so far played three games for the Super Eagles of Nigeria netting 3 goals for the three-time African champions

Super Eagles forward Cyriel Dessers has completed a permanent switch to US Cremonese from Genk for a fee of €6.5million on a 5-year deal.

The Striker will linkup with Fellow Super Eagles striker David Okereke at the newly promoted Italian Serie A side who are now preparing for the coming season.

US Cremonese will travel to Florence where they’ll face Fiorentina in the season’s opening game and they will want to do well.

Cyriel Dessers, US Cremonese, Genk, Super Eagles.
Super Eagles star Cyriel Dessers leaves KRC Gent, completes move Cremonese.
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Speaking to Sports Brief on Cyriel Dessers' move to Cremonese, Super Eagles administrator Dayo Enebi expressed happiness over the latest development as he wished him well.

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Dayo Enebi's reaction to Cyriel Dessers' move

''It is a good development considering the fact that we all want our players to be playing in the topflight and we can only wish Cyriel all the best in the Italian Serie A.
''Cyriel Dessers is a good forward and I am sure that he will prove himself in Italy.''

European club announces the signing of Super Eagles midfielder Kingsley Michael

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Austrian club SV Guntamatic Ried have announced the signing of Nigerian midfielder Kingsley Michael who has joined the side on loan from Italian outfit Bologna.

The club's chiefs had to sign the Nigerian star due to the injury problems they have been battling with and they see Michael as a player who would help them.

There is no doubt about the fact that Kingsley Michael is one of the best Nigerian midfielders considering his performances even since he started his football career.

Thomas Reicheltshammer who is the sporting director of Ried explained that they are looking forward to have working relationship with Kingsley Michael.

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