Eredivsie Top Scorer Desssers Leaving His Options Open With Heracles Departure On The Horizon

Published: April 25, 2020

Super Eagles hopeful Cyriel Dessers is leaving his options open ahead of a potential departure from Heracles Almelo in the summer transfer window.

With 15 goals from 26 appearances, the Belgian-Nigerian striker emerged as the joint-top scorer of the cancelled Eredivisie season alongside Feyenoord's Steven Berghuis.

In the January transfer window, Heracles rejected a bid from an unnamed club thought to be Celta de Vigo for the services of Desssers but they have promised not to stand in his way if they receive an offer from an interested club this summer.

Though Dessers is targeting a transfer to a major league, he is now open to playing for a club outside the top five European Leagues.

Speaking to Voetbal International, he said : "I think I would fit into several leagues with my way of playing, but I like to keep all doors open.

"It could always be (a return to Belgium). It also depends on what's going on this summer. Perhaps Belgium is a nice intermediate step to a top five league. I certainly don't rule that out."

Prior to the start of the 2019-2020 campaign, the last Nigerian player to reach double digits in goals in a single Eredivisie campaign was former Super Eagles striker Bartholomew Ogbenche, who scored 10 goals for Willem II Tilburg in the 2017-2018 season.

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