Nicky Hayen starts ambitiously at KRC Genk and looks forward to seeing Club Brugge again: “I don’t feel like hiding”

Dimitri de Condé: “Ideal man for us as a club”

The conversations between Hayen and KRC Genk went very smoothly, after Thorsten Fink was kicked out of the Limburgers last week. “In recent days I have received many messages from the football community and from players, trainers and external parties that Nicky is the right man in the right place,” said Head of Football Dimitri De Condé on Tuesday during Hayen’s press presentation. “The fact that Nicky did a great job in Bruges and had to deal with a disappointment grabbed me by the throat. He said that he wanted to put his passion into the club and that he saw a club with a lot of room for growth. That, in combination with the very first conversation we had, are for me the main reasons why he is the ideal man for us as a club. We also had in-depth conversations about what we need to do better and how he can help us with that.”

The technical staff will be further shaped in mutual consultation in the coming weeks, with a view to providing maximum support for the playing group and achieving the proposed sporting objectives. “Nicky has proven to be a true professional in managing a technical staff and leading a group of players,” the club said. “He knows our competition and what it is like to compete for prizes. That winning mentality fits perfectly with our club’s plans.”