Heracles forward Cyriel Dessers said he was pained to miss his Nigeria debut because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Genk are hoping to sign the striker, but they have been unable to reach an agreement with Heracles.

Cyriel Dessers (born 8 December 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie, and the Nigeria national team. Genk had […] Born was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and a Nigerian mother. Club career.

With a price tag of six million Euros, Super Eagles new boy Cyriel Dessers is “too expensive” for Genk to sign and partner him in attack with another Nigeria star, Paul Onuachu.

Belgian-born striker Cyriel Dessers has gotten his Nigerian passport after switching his international allegiance to Nigeria. Heracles Almelo striker Cyriel Dessers is hoping that his future is sorted quickly amid rumours of interest from Genk. Nigerian striker Cyriel Dessers has been included in the official Eredivisie Team of the Season after scoring 15 goals for Heracles Almelo. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter; Dessers finished joint top scorer of the Eredivisie with 15 goals, and has set his sights on a transfer this summer. Belgian topflight side, Antwerp, have joined the race to sign Heracles’ striker Cyriel Dessers, The PUNCH reports. Cyriel Dessers (Photo by Laurens Lindhout/Soccrates/Getty Images) The 24-year-old is in the form of his life, and he has already banged in 13 goals in 16 games for the Dutch outfit this season.
Dessers, whose father is Belgian and mother Nigerian, finished top scorer of the aborted Dutch league with 15 goals for Heracles. He seems to be a natural born goalscorer, and although he doesn’t do much aside from scoring goals, he is exactly the type of striker the Hammers need to partner Haller.