BURNLEY ON VERGE OF £4.2M DEAL AND ALSO HOLD TALKS WITH £5M MIDFIELDER

Burnley are reportedly set to sign Hanns Delcroix from Anderlecht with the Premier League outfit also holding talks to bring in Sporting Lisbon midfielder Renato Veiga. 

Since Vincent Kompany was appointed as Sean Dyche’s permanent replacement during the summer of 2022, Burnley have signed a staggering 30 players either on loan or on a full-time basis.

Signing number 31 does not seem too far away either.

Because, according to Belgian publication Het Nieuwsblad, Kompany is closing in on another player from his homeland. Hannes Delcroix played under the Clarets boss at Anderlecht, and a reunion is now on the cards in Lancashire.

Burnley set to sign Hannes Delcroix from Anderlecht

The report says that Delcroix ‘will be sold to Burnley’. The Haiti-born Belgium international has already undergone medical tests, and will sign a three-year deal.

Burnley will pay £2.5 million up front – rising to £4.2 million.

24-year-old Delcroix, a left-footed centre-half, should help fill a void created by the loss of Taylor Harwood-Bellis. The England U21 captain shone under Kompany on loan last season but has since returned to parent club Manchester City.

O Jogo adds that Burnley are also in discussions with Renato Veiga. The Portugal U20 midfielder spent last season on loan at Augsburg in the Bundesliga, but is now back at Sporting Lisbon after the Bavarian outfit failed to trigger the £5 million option-to-buy clause in his contract.

It is believed that Sporting would now be willing to sell Veiga for an even lower fee. Talks with Burnley are underway. Though Veiga appears to be closer to joining FC Basel as things stand, having jetted into Switzerland for talks.

 

“It’s okay at the moment. There is still change happening,” Kompany tells the Burnley Express today, admitting that he is open to further additions, albeit only ones that would add quality to his squad.

“Our goal is not just to change for the sake of change.

“There’s been 11 signings. We had six loan players last season, and they’ve just gone. They vanish. That’s why we have to make sure we get the right talent in and the right mix, so we’re not always entirely dependent on creating value for others essentially.”