Kompany Must Make Burnley Swoop For £20m Future “Superstar”

Burnley completed their 2022/23 marketing campaign with a 3-0 win over Cardiff Metropolis to safe 101 factors and the Championship title to earn themselves promotion again to the Premier League.

The Clarets will return to the top-flight subsequent season, simply over a yr on from their relegation in 2021/22, and planning is already underway to enhance the squad with a view to competing on the high degree.

Earlier this month, it was reported that the Lancashire outfit and Sheffield United have each proven an curiosity in snapping up Chelsea’s £20m midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka on mortgage.

The Blues are set to sanction a short lived exit for the England U20 worldwide and first-team boss Vincent Kompany is now trying to make the most of that by including him to his squad.

What’s Carney Chukwuemeka’s model of play?

Chukwuemeka is a tall, box-to-box, midfielder who has the standard on the ball to drive a crew ahead – finishing 6.06 progressive carries per 90 within the earlier marketing campaign – while holding the potential to make an influence within the ultimate third.

The 19-year-old might thrive alongside present Burnley star Josh Cullen – who averaged 1.22 progressive carries per 90 within the second tier – because the Irishman’s chew off the ball and his high quality in possession might permit the teen to showcase his qualities in assault.

Within the Championship this season, the previous West Ham United gem averaged a Sofascore ranking of seven.00 throughout 43 appearances and accomplished 88% of his tried passes. He additionally made 2.8 tackles and interceptions per match, which exhibits that he can win the ball again for his aspect frequently week-in-week-out.

Chukwuemeka, in the meantime, has averaged 1.4 tackles and interceptions per recreation in 11 Premier League appearances for Chelsea this time period – having additionally received 62% of his floor duels.

This implies that the younger midfielder just isn’t defensive-minded and will, probably, be a legal responsibility out of possession if he isn’t enjoying subsequent to a participant who may be an anchor in the midst of the park – like Cullen.

He’s but to attain a senior aim for Aston Villa or Chelsea in his profession however has produced six objectives in 13 matches for England at U19 degree and plundered 13 objectives and 13 assists in 55 U21 and U18 video games mixed for the Villans.

These statistics point out that the potential is there for the homegrown dynamo to make a big impact within the ultimate third if given begins frequently and his objectives might make up for the shortage of risk Cullen, who solely scored once within the Championship for Burnley, offers from that place.

Subsequently, Chukwuemeka – who was as soon as dubbed a “superstar in the making” by scout Jacek Kulig – might present an attacking choice alongside the Irishman, while the present Clarets star’s defensive skill might be the platform from which the 19-year-old springs to affix in with the forwards.

Because of this Kompany should swoop to signal the Chelsea expertise on mortgage for the Clarets this summer season as he might kind a dream pairing with the 27-year-old machine underneath Kompany within the Premer League subsequent time period.