Kompany Could Turn To Man City For £11m ‘King Of Assists’

After sealing promotion to the Premier League with loads of time to spare, Burnley should now compile a squad robust sufficient to stay within the division.

A brand new full-back is claimed to be on Vincent Kompany’s checklist of targets, with The Sun reporting that he may get a serving to hand from Manchester Metropolis in a doable switch merry-go-round.

Metropolis are mentioned to be concerned with signing Raphael Guerreiro, who’s out of contract at Borussia Dortmund this summer time, which might pave the way in which for Sergio Gomez to depart for Burnley.

Who’re Burnley seeking to signal?

Burnley have been linked with a complete array of gamers since incomes promotion practically two months in the past, together with the likes of Cody Drameh, Jack Clarke, Habib Diallo and now Gomez.

Having fully remodeled the membership’s model of play since taking cost 12 months in the past, Kompany has additionally proven he can spot a expertise when he sees one.

Certainly, from the £11m earned from Nick Pope’s sale to Newcastle United, the Clarets recruited seven players in his place who performed their half in a sensational marketing campaign.

Kompany has put his Metropolis hyperlinks to good use, too, with Taylor Harwood-Bellis coming in on mortgage final season – and probably staying on this time period – and CJ Egan-Riley arriving completely.

Moreover, Kompany managed Gomez throughout their time at Anderlecht, so it’s a switch that might make sense in additional methods than one.

How has Gomez carried out at Man Metropolis?

After being dropped at the Etihad Stadium from Anderlecht for a charge of £11m, Gomez has frustratingly been restricted to just ten starts in all competitions this season, solely two of these within the Premier League.

In traditional Pep Guardiola vogue, the £50k-per-week earner has showcased his versatility throughout these matches by showing at left-back six instances, as per WhoScored, as effectively in a left-sided ahead position and central midfield.

It’s that capacity to play comfortably not simply at full-back but additionally additional ahead, even in a central place, that led to Guardiola hailing Gomez as a “perfect” participant for Metropolis and likening him to Oleksandr Zinchenko, who has continued to point out his versatility at Arsenal.

It might be truthful to say Gomez has not precisely had a correct likelihood to display his skills at Metropolis, mirrored by his solitary help and no objectives throughout 23 appearances, the overwhelming majority of these from the substitutes’ bench.

Nevertheless it was the six goals and 13 assists Gomez managed in 26 video games for Anderlecht in 2021-22, and his seven direct aim involvements for Spain at U21 degree, that persuaded Metropolis to splash out an eight-figure sum.

Described as a “full-back, playmaker, king of assists and winger” by soccer expertise scout Jacek Kulig, the 22-year-old – who has additionally beforehand represented Barcelona B and Borussia Dortmund – will little question be anticipating extra common soccer with the intention to hit one thing near these figures once more.

It’s at Burnley underneath Pep protégée Kompany that his likelihood to really shine in English soccer could arrive.