Revive Liverpool

Chapter 82 Heading to Genk
Henderson successfully completed the medical examination and became a member of Liverpool.

After finishing Henderson's transfer work, Edwards will go to the next stop non-stop to complete the next transfer.

After introducing the "reverse De Bruyne" Henderson, Liverpool's next goal is De Bruyne.

Being able to let De Bruyne and "Reverse De Bruyne" play together in Liverpool is also a little bit of Li Nan's evil taste.

So Edwards had to embark on a journey to Genk, Belgium in order to satisfy Li Nan's little evil taste.

KRC Genk (KRC Genk, also translated as Genk Athletic or Genk for short) was formed in 1988 by combining Genke Waterski and KFC Waterski.

Genk is one of the four most successful football clubs in Belgium.

Genk began to participate in the Belgian Football League from the 1996-97 season, and then won the Belgian league and cup championships many times and often qualified for European competitions.

In the just-concluded 2010-11 season, Genk finally won the Belgian Serie A championship and won the third Serie A championship in team history.

Genk has the best fan support atmosphere in the Benelux, club statistics have 68 fan clubs.

Of course, Edwards came to Genk not only to introduce De Bruyne, to satisfy Li Nan's petty taste.

Also as a representative of the team, I came to strengthen the connection between the team and Genk, hoping that Genk can continue the cooperative relationship with Liverpool.

Just a year ago, in 2010, Tranmere Rovers' Plondon Park, the muddy ground where Liverpool and Manchester City's reserves were playing.

It was a cold night and the Reds drew [-]-[-] thanks to a stoppage-time goal from Danish striker Nico LS Ridge.

The course of the game was exciting enough for the spectators in the stands huddled together to soak up the heat.

Especially a delegation from Belgium, they saw what they wanted to see.

This delegation belongs to Genk, the first team, and includes technical director Hermann Vermeeren, scouting director Roland Jensen, and club executives such as CEO Dirk de Graan.

A few days ago, De Graan visited Melwood, Liverpool's youth training base, and met with then Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez and chief scout Eduardo Macia.

Then the two clubs reached a four-year cooperation agreement, and they sought to exchange information on scouting systems, player loans, and non-EU player recruitment.

De Graan, a former agent, was recommended to Liverpool by then Saint-Etienne technical director Damien Comolli, who later served as the Red Army's technical director.

During his visit to England, De Graan explained the benefits of the cooperation between the two clubs: "Liverpool wants to introduce talented youngsters from Africa and South America, but due to the restrictions of the FA and British laws, this is almost impossible."

"We can let the young players go to Belgium first and let them develop there. It will be a win-win situation for both teams."

"In addition, Liverpool has a huge lineup, and many players don't get much playing time. Genk can help them solve this problem, which will also make us stronger."

The two clubs had hoped to allow their scouting departments to share information, while Liverpool would also loan some of their best U21 players to Genk.

However, the ideal is full, and the reality is very skinny.

The first Liverpool player that Genke looked at was Danny Pacheco. The Spanish striker had already ushered in his first-team debut a month before the above-mentioned Liverpool-Manchester City reserve game and was regarded as the future star of Anfield.

He was quick to turn down the deal, though, arguing that the Premier League was not the place for an aspiring rookie.

In the end, only one player left for Genk - French defender Chris Mavinga.

In 2011, he played on loan in Belgium for 6 months and played 9 times on behalf of Genk. Fortunately, he became one of the members of the team that won the third league championship in team history.

This seemingly beautiful cooperation is now showing cracks, and how to proceed with the cooperation between the two parties has now become a problem.

Liverpool's youth players don't want to go to Genk Club. They would rather stay in Liverpool and wait for the opportunity.

I also didn't expect Henk to train. Maybe these young teenagers think that if they stay in Liverpool, as long as a first-team player gets injured one day, it may be their turn to play.

After all, wasn't that the case with Liverpool last season?
The team's back line suffered frequent injuries at the end of last season, and the team's back line was tense.

It is precisely because of this situation that Jack Robinson, who is also a Liverpool youth player, got the chance to play in this way?

Since Jack Robinson was able to do it last season, why wouldn't he wait for his chance next season?
After all, Liverpool still have to undergo a major cleaning during this summer transfer window.

Many first-team players will leave the team, which will give more opportunities to young players from their own youth training.

After all, the new players who have just arrived may not perform satisfactorily after a period of time, and I may still have a chance to play at that time.

And if you go to Genk instead of staying in Liverpool, in case the team suffers injuries or other unexpected situations like this season next season.

Those players who stayed at Liverpool got a chance to play, and performed well, and even established themselves as the main force of the team.

Instead, he forgets about himself, so even if he played well in Genk, but he has missed the opportunity, where should he go to reason?

Therefore, Edwards also felt very helpless about the choice of the team players, and there was nothing he could do.

But the team hopes to maintain the cooperative relationship with Genk, especially Li Nan as the chairman.

Li Nan, who is a time traveler, knows what kind of player Henk will turn out in the future.

De Bruyne, Courtois, Origi, Benteke and more.

Therefore, Li Nan very much hopes to maintain the relationship between the team and Genk, so that the team can squeeze Genk's wool hard in the future.

But how to continue the cooperative relationship between the two teams is a question that Liverpool has to think about now.

For the cooperation between the two teams, Genk has already shown his sincerity, but there is no cooperation on the Liverpool side.

(End of this chapter)