The Racing Genk Courier
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Junya Ito was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 34. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Racing Genk bid $7.1M for Soufiane Rahimi
The offer went to Al Ain this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Bryan Heynen: 12 seasons and counting
296 appearances across 12 seasons in one shirt. Careers like that are not built on purpose any more, and Racing Genk know exactly what they have.
Market3 Aug 2026
Racing Genk say no — this time
The offer from Ittihad for Aaron Bibout was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Rafiu Durosinmi in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Racing Genk this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Hendrik Van Crombrugge stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Hendrik Van Crombrugge and Racing Genk agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Racing Genk
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matte Smets was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match1 Aug 2026
Honours even between Racing Genk and Anderlecht
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Rafiu Durosinmi asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market Still no ink between Racing Genk and Joris Kayembe
- Market The clock runs on Hendrik Van Crombrugge's contract
- The dugout The manager’s verdict