Even though a swap deal that would have involved Ghana international winger Joseph Paintsil has been called off, Genk still hope they could get Paul Onuachu back from Southampton.
Paintsil has made it very clear he is not interested in a transfer to Southampton and that has effectively cancelled a swap deal for Onuachu to move in the opposite direction.
HLN football chief Niels Poissonier said: “An exchange deal with Paintsil may already be off the table, but the return of the Golden Shoe 2021(Onuachu) is not yet.”
It is therefore up to Genk sports director Dimitri De Condé to come up with an appropriate solution, although this may not happen till towards the end of the transfer window.