Powerful Titan Can Replace Weghorst At Turf Moor

Burnley are reportedly all for signing Aberdeen striker Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes in the summertime switch window and his arrival at Turf Moor might see Vincent Kompany ditch Wout Weghorst for good.

Might Burnley signal Duk this summer time?

It was reported by switch specialist Fabrizio Romano final month that Burnley are all for signing the Cape Verde worldwide following their promotion again to the highest flight.

Kompany will likely be eager so as to add attacking reinforcements to try to preserve the Clarets within the Premier League and after a sensational first season in Scotland, Duk could possibly be a promising possibility, having solely joined Aberdeen on a free switch final summer time, with Benfica nonetheless holding 50% of the participant’s switch worth.

Transfermarkt values the striker at simply €1m (£870k) however given that he’s contracted at Pittodrie till 2025, Burnley could possibly be compelled to pay considerably extra in the event that they need to deliver the 23-year-old to Lancashire in the summertime.

Would Duk be a great signing?

Duk’s performances within the Scottish Premiership up to now this marketing campaign actually recommend that he could possibly be a top quality addition at Turf Moor, as Kompany seeks replacements for loanee Nathan Tella and departed membership legend, Ashley Barnes.

In 35 league appearances, the frontman hit 16 objectives and two assists with a powerful 6.99 ranking from WhoScored for his performances, with solely Tella contributing to extra objectives and 4 gamers incomes increased scores in Burnley’s squad this season.

The striker’s former coach Joao Tralhao is not stunned by his impression at Aberdeen, on condition that he starred alongside Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix and Celtic’s Jota within the youth staff at Benfica.

He said: “He’s highly effective, aggressive, sturdy and he works exhausting to press. He additionally has a tremendous intuition to attain objectives and you may see that with yearly he progressed.

“He has an actual intuition for aim that’s his fine quality. He simply scores objectives, together with his proper foot, left foot, chest, head or each a part of his physique. He has scored a couple of acrobatic objectives for Aberdeen and belief me that isn’t traditional. That’s simply Duk.”

Duk’s bodily and goalscoring attributes recommend he could possibly be a harmful goal man for Kompany to have in his squad for subsequent season, which might make Burnley flop Wout Weghorst surplus to necessities at Turf Moor.

After failing to have the specified impression in 2021/22 as Burnley suffered relegation, scoring simply twice in 20 Premier League outings, the Netherlands worldwide was despatched out on mortgage to Besiktas and Manchester United and now seems to be unlikely to have a future with the Clarets.

Subsequently, Burnley ought to positively be wanting to herald the Portuguese-born ahead this summer time, particularly if it permits Weghorst to be moved on completely.