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 facet within the Championship. Extremely, it signifies that Scott Parker’s facet have nonetheless solely conceded 9 targets within the league this season, though this can really feel like two factors dropped.
When it comes to 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 tip 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 in addition impressed within the English sport all through his profession. He has scored 50 goals and registered 40 assists in 264 appearances within the Championship, highlighting his pedigree.
Burnley attain “verbal settlement” to signal Edwards
Based on a brand new replace from Romano on X, Burnley are now closing in on the loan signing of Sporting CP attacker Marcus Edwards, bringing him in on mortgage initially:
This might 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 stated he moved a bit bit like Messi. That contact there, growth, that is Messi-ish. Simply the stability and the contact of it, nice dribbler, nice stability. The younger man has nice potential with the ball at his toes, 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 shifting to the Championship if he had – he is a large expertise who might take Parker’s facet to a different degree.
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The Englishman has two goals 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 might add the attacking spark that they should seal promotion again to the Premier League.
