Nilis: Dessers Better Than Benteke, Batshuayi

August 2, 2020
136 Views

Former Belgium star Luc Nilis believes Cyriel Dessers is a better option to Christain Benteke and Michy Batshuayi and insists that the Genk forward should be playing for the Red Devils.

Dessers, 24, was born in Leuven to a Belgian father and qualifies for Nigeria through his mother.

The former FC Utrecht star was invited for Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double header against Sierra Leone in March but the matches were called off as result of the outbreak of the Covid-19.

Read Also: Dessers Ready To Dump Nigeria For Belgium

Belgium national team manager Roberto Martinez could now take advantage of the situation and hand invitation to Dessers for their games in September.

Nilis however believes it will be the right thing to do following the striker’s impressive pre-season form for Genk.

“I would always take you (Dessers) there (Belgium national team), with all due respect to Benteke and Batshuayi, but you are more number nine than them,” Nilis told Het Belang van Limburg.

“If you score (for new club Genk), the national team coach cannot look beyond you, Cyriel.”

Copyright © 2020 Completesports.com All rights reserved. The information contained in Completesports.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Completesports.com.

You may be interested

PSG To Reignite Interest In Osimhen
Sports
1 views
Sports
1 views

PSG To Reignite Interest In Osimhen

Webby - December 21, 2024

Paris Saint-Germain have contacted Napoli to discuss signing Victor Osimhen in January, according to reports in France.It is reported that…

Arteta Provides Injury Updates On Five Arsenal Players Ahead Palace Clash
Sports
1 views
Sports
1 views

Arteta Provides Injury Updates On Five Arsenal Players Ahead Palace Clash

Webby - December 20, 2024

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori are both available to be in the Gunners…

Carabao Cup: Spurs Edge Man United In Seven-Goal Thriller To Reach Semi-finals
Sports
3 views
Sports
3 views

Carabao Cup: Spurs Edge Man United In Seven-Goal Thriller To Reach Semi-finals

Webby - December 19, 2024

Tottenham Hotspur edged Manchester United 4-3 in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on Thursday.Spurs raced to a 3-0 lead…

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published.