Burnley Could Land Roberts Heir In 19 y/o Starlet

Burnley ended their phenomenal 2022/23 marketing campaign on Monday as they beat Cardiff 3-0 at Turf Moor within the closing match of the season.

Vincent Kompany’s aspect completed on a staggering 101 factors as they gained the Championship title in model to realize promotion again as much as the Premier League.

The Clarets should now start to arrange for all times within the prime tier and will have a busy summer season switch window forward of them to construct a squad able to competing in a better division.

While promotion offers Burnley with the potential alternative to enter Europe to signal multi-million pound, skilled, gamers from a few of the main leagues, the membership may additionally use their new funds so as to add to their pool of younger expertise.

One prospect who has been linked with a transfer to Turf Moor this summer season is Motherwell gem Max Johnston, who has caught the attention in Scotland this season.

Who’s Max Johnston?

The 19-year-old defender is a promising younger right-back who’s at present taking part in within the Scottish Premiership and he might be the long-term inheritor to Connor Roberts’ place within the aspect.

Burnley’s present first-choice possibility within the position loved a chic season within the Championship, having averaged a Sofascore ranking of 7.00 throughout 43 appearances while he additionally chipped in with 4 objectives and 6 assists, and averag ed one probability created per match for his teammates.

The Welshman additionally made 1.7 tackles and interceptions per outing, profitable 56% of his duels, and proved himself to be dependable at each ends of the pitch – bombing on to assist the assault with out being a legal responsibility in defence.

Johnston, in the meantime, has averaged a Sofascore ranking of 6.75 throughout 15 appearances within the Premiership. The teenager gem has provided two objectives and three assists from right-back, while additionally making 1.8 tackles and interceptions per match.

The Middlesbrough-born full-back, whose supply from out large was hailed as “fantastic” by ex-Scotland winger Neil McCann, has proven large promise at such a younger age with these performances.

He has showcased his means to be a difference-maker within the closing third while additionally remaining energetic out of possession and these statistics point out that the prospect is just like Roberts in model, with each defenders making an impression on each ends.

Johnston is eight years youthful than the ex-Swansea man and will spend the subsequent couple of years studying from the 27-year-old to develop his recreation earlier than ultimately taking on from him within the beginning XI, which is why this might be a shrewd transfer by Kompany even when it doesn’t instantly enhance his aspect.