Burnley Agree Deal For Spanish Side’s Teen Talent

Burnley have agreed a deal with Espanyol to sign right winger Luca Koleosho this summer, according to the Daily Telegraph.

The 18-year-old winger is highly rated at Espanyol and has already made six senior appearances for the Spanish outfit.

Koleosho made his debut for Espanyol against Granada in May 2022 and last season he scored his first senior goal against Almeria in a 3-3 draw.

Premier League outfit Burnley are interested in securing Koleosho’s signature this summer.

And now it has been claimed that the Clarets have agreed a deal for Koleosho with the Spanish outfi

Burnley will pay a transfer fee in the region of €3m to Espanyol for the services of the 18-year old.

The Turf Moor outfit are determined to strengthen their squad this summer and they have recently concluded the signing of Zeki Amdouni from Basel on a five-year contract.

If all goes well, Koleosho is set to become Burnley’s sixth signing in the ongoing transfer window, but it remains to be seen if he will first be slotted into the Under-21s or play for the first team.

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Coventry City are closing in on their sixth signing of the transfer window after striking a deal for Burnley’s Bobby Thomas.

That’s according to Sky Sports News, who claim the Sky Blues have agreed a £2million fee for the central defender, with Mark Robins looking to rebuild a squad that reached the play-off final last season.

His is also a squad that is short on central defensive options after the departure of Michael Rose at the end of his contract and return of loan defenders Luke McNally, Jonathan Panzo and Callum Doyle to their parent clubs, leaving Kyle McFadzean as the only front-line centre back.

SSN reckon City have agreed a transfer for the 22-year-old who spent the second half of last season on loan with Barnsley, who also reached the League One play-off final.

There have been extensive and regular connections between Burnley and the Sky Blues this summer, with last term’s Championship winners keen on Gustavo Hamer – and Robins also intent on bringing McNally back to the CBS Arena.

So far this summer the Sky Blues have brought Joel Latibeaudiere, Jay Dasilva, Ellis Simms, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and goalkeeper Brad Collins to the club.

As a youngster Thomas spent time in the youth set-ups at Everton and Crewe before move to the Clarets in 2017. He made his senior debut in the League Cup in September 2020 and then spent the second half of that season with Barrow in League Two. He was loaned to Bristol Rovers at the start of last term before going to Oakwell in January and scoring three times in 25 appearances.