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From De Bruyne to Courtois - How Genk's 'university of football' became Europa League contenders

The Belgian club have a legacy of producing fine talent, but now they have an unlikely chance of glory

Genk are famously the club that produced some of Belgium's biggest stars including Kevin De Bruyne, Thibaut Courtois, Yannick Carrasco and Divock Origi, but they have managed to remain competitive despite these major player sales.

This season they've reached a Europa League quarter-final with Celta Vigo despite selling 19-year-old Leon Bailey and 20-year-old Wilfred Ndidi in January for a combined £26.5 million.

These deals were the biggest in the Bundesliga's winter market and the third-biggest in the Premier League.