Burnley Could Find Their New Cullen In Swoop For £17.2m Ace

Vincent Kompany led Burnley to glory within the Championship within the 2022/23 marketing campaign because the Belgian head coach secured the league title in model.

The Clarets amassed a whopping 101 factors within the second tier to make sure their promotion again to the Premier League on the first time of asking and the supervisor’s work within the switch market final summer time performed a big function of their success.

Anass Zaroury, Manuel Benson, Arijanet Muric, Josh Cullen, and Ian Maatsen are only a few of the spectacular gems the top coach unearthed to change into Burnley stars this season.

Kompany arrived at Turf Moor after spending two years in his dwelling nation managing Anderlecht and swooped for Cullen from his former membership as one in all his first signings.

No participant performed extra matches (78) for Kompany on the Belgian membership than the Irish midfielder and the ex-Manchester Metropolis defender introduced him in to be a constant presence in the midst of the park for the Clarets.

Cullen averaged a Sofascore ranking of seven.00 – rating sixth within the squad – throughout 43 Championship matches and made 2.8 tackles and interceptions per recreation to go together with his move completion price of 88%.

The Burnley boss might now repeat the masterclass he performed with the 27-year-old by finishing a swoop for an additional one in all his former Anderlecht stars – Albert Sambi Lokonga.

Who’s Albert Sambi Lokonga?

He’s a 23-year-old central midfielder who’s at present on mortgage at Crystal Palace within the Premier League from fellow top-flight aspect Arsenal.

Football Insider not too long ago reported that the Clarets are inquisitive about snapping the Belgium worldwide up on a short lived foundation subsequent time period and have made him one in all their high targets following their promotion from the second tier.

Lokonga made 39 appearances beneath Kompany’s administration earlier than his change to The Emirates and loved a terrific season with him in 2020/21.

The maestro averaged a Sofascore ranking of seven.26 throughout 33 appearances within the Professional League and made 3.4 tackles and interceptions per match. He additionally accomplished 86% of his tried passes and received 62% of his duels in the midst of the park, which exhibits that the Gunners expertise is a dependable passer who may present a bodily presence in midfield – like Cullen.

That common efficiency degree would place him solely behind Josh Brownhill (7.27) within the present Burnley squad, proving that the £50k-per-week ace, who expertise scout Jacek Kulig hailed as “tireless“, has the potential to be a standout performer for Kompany.

Lokonga, who averaged a Sofascore ranking of 6.93 within the Premier League for Arsenal in 2021/22, has confirmed that he can thrive within the Belgian head coach’s tactical set-up already and that might enable him to hit the bottom working in the identical method that Cullen did.

Subsequently, the Clarets boss might repeat the masterclass he performed with the Irishman by swooping for the £17.2m battler this summer time.