Fabrizio Romano says Burnley have reached a “verbal settlement” with the membership of a participant who has been in comparison with Lionel Messi, with a mortgage transfer to Turf Moor set to be sealed.
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The Clarets drew 0-0 but once more on Saturday afternoon, solely managing to get a degree away to a struggling Portsmouth aspect within the Championship. Extremely, it implies that Scott Parker’s aspect have nonetheless solely conceded 9 objectives within the league this season, though this can really feel like two factors dropped.
By way of Burnley switch information, Tottenham teenager Will Lankshear was linked with a transfer to the membership, though a bunch of different groups have been additionally and the 19-year-old has since joined rivals West Brom for the second half of the season.
NEC Nijmegen attacker Sontje Hansen is one other potential addition for the Clarets earlier than the top of the January switch window, however as of now, he hasn’t moved on to pastures new.
Equally, Rangers ace Tom Lawrence is a rumoured goal for Burnley, having not solely confirmed himself on the Scottish giants but additionally impressed within the English sport all through his profession. He has scored 50 objectives and registered 40 assists in 264 appearances within the Championship, highlighting his pedigree.
Burnley attain “verbal settlement” to signal Edwards
In line with a brand new replace from Romano on X, Burnley are actually closing in on the mortgage signing of Sporting CP attacker Marcus Edwards, bringing him in on mortgage initially:
This could possibly be such an thrilling signing for the Clarets, contemplating Edwards is a participant who has been rated extremely since his teenage years, with Owen Hargeaves lauding him again in 2022, saying:
“When [Pochettino] was there, he mentioned he moved a little bit bit like Messi. That contact there, growth, that is Messi-ish. Simply the steadiness and the contact of it, nice dribbler, nice steadiness. The younger man has nice capability with the ball at his ft, nice end. He’s clearly fairly shy. You recognize off the pitch, however his sport on the pitch is fairly particular to look at.”
Whereas Edwards, 26, hasn’t essentially reached the heights some thought he would – with all due respect to Burnley, he would not be transferring to the Championship if he had – he is a large expertise who may take Parker’s aspect to a different degree.
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The Englishman has two objectives and assists apiece within the Champions League, and 4 every within the Europa League, and with the Clarets not precisely scoring for enjoyable this season, he may add the attacking spark that they should seal promotion again to the Premier League.
