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Kouassi: Genk sign Ivorian and Celtic midfielder permanently

Belgian club Genk have announced the permanent signing of Eboue Kouassi from Scottish Premiership champions Celtic.

The 22-year-old midfielder joined the Bhoys in January 2017 for a fee around £3 million from Russian Premier League side Krasnodar.

The Ivorian only made 22 appearances for Neil Lennon’s Celtic before he moved to the Belgian side on loan in January.

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Kouassi only featured four times for Genk in the 2019-20 season owing to injury problem and the outbreak of the coronavirus which forced the Belgian First Division A to an abrupt conclusion.