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Lille ordered to pay Genk compensation over Origi deal

The Belgian club received no money when the forward moved to France in 2010 but will now be paid a sum following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport.

Lille has been ordered to pay 300,000 euros in compensation to Belgian club Genk over the signing of Liverpool forward Divock Origi.

The Belgium international joined Lille in 2010 after playing for Genk's youth academy. He then agreed a move to Anfield in July 2014 before being loaned back to the Ligue 1 club for the 2014-15 season.

FIFA ruled in Februrary 2014 that Genk was not entitled to compensation for training Origi as the club did not offer him a contract.