Happy, Paul Onuachu savors: "I was surprised to hear my name"

Paul Onuachu won the Golden Boot this Wednesday evening. The Genk striker (333 points) is ahead of Noa Lang (272 points) and Charles De Ketelaere (271 points). “I was surprised to hear my name because it was tense and tight. There were three solid candidates in the top three who all deserved the Golden Boot. Noa Lang is an impressive player, Charles De Ketelaere is stuffed talented. A fantastic boy. I have to say it’s a great pleasure, both for me personally and for the club,” said the Nigerian. “I’m also happy, proud of myself and the work I’ve done. I scored 34 goals last year and had a great performance. My teammates were very important to me. It’s thanks to them that I was able to to score as many goals. The next step? To be fit as quickly as possible, therefore 100%, then to play”, underlined Onuachu before mentioning the long-awaited transfer which did not did not take place last summer.”It’s a little disappointment, because I was ready for a transfer. Well, sometimes you want too much, and it doesn’t happen. And vice versa. If nothing comes back later? Then I’m going to stay with the Racing Genk and life goes on. I don’t want to force anything”, concluded Onuachu.