K.R.C. Genk takes a step forward in the development of the club. The Limburgers will market the club worldwide. CEO Peter Croonen came out with remarkable news through the club channels. K.R.C. Genk has been playing with the idea of transferring its knowledge to other countries for a while now. The club has been praised for years for its development of domestic and foreign talents. Genk goes international. READ ALSO: Croonen warns Club Brugge & co with big plan Genk in Japan "That's certainly one of the initiatives we're going to implement. We've signed a first deal with the Japanese third-division club FC Gifu. We'll communicate more about it in the future", says the CEO of Racing Genk. It's a beautiful, professional club with two million people in their catchment area. We'll work closely together to take their academy to a higher level. So we'll implement the K.R.C. Genk model to achieve the absolute top from a youth development perspective", says Croonen. More to come The Limburgers won't stop there. There will be more collaborations. "It won't just be in Japan. We want to create a model here and roll it out internationally." There are many emerging football markets with little maturity in talent development. I think we can play a very beautiful role with K.R.C. Genk in that. Thibaut Courtois will also play a key role as an investor and ambassador to support us in that", Croonen adds.