REPORT: ARSENAL NOW ACTIVELY TRYING TO GET RID OF ‘VERY INTELLIGENT’ 23-YEAR-OLD PLAYER
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are now actively trying to offload Albert Sambi Lokonga to Burnley, according to a report.
The Sun have reported that Arsenal are trying to sell midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga to Burnley in the summer transfer window.
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany wants to sign Lokonga for the promoted Premier League club, but the former Manchester City defender is struggling to get a deal done.
The 23-year-old Belgium international midfielder wants to be sure about his next move after a disappointing loan spell at Crystal Palace.
According to The Sun, Arsenal are willing to sell the youngster and Burnley are ready to buy him, but a loan deal for next season could be “the eventual solution”.
What should Albert Sambi Lokonga do about Arsenal and Burnley?
In our opinion, Albert Sambi Lokonga should seriously consider leaving Arsenal for Burnley in the summer transfer window, at least on a loan deal.
That the Gunners are trying to get rid of him indicates that manager Mikel Arteta has no plans for him next season.
Arteta described the youngster as “a very intelligent player who has shown great maturity in his performances during his development” on Arsenal’s official website in July 2021, but it seems that the Spaniard does not think that he fits into his team anymore.
And that Kompany wants him at Burnley shows that his Belgian compatriot has plans for Lokonga.
Lokonga played under current Burnley manager Kompany at Anderlecht, and it is clear that the former City defender still rates him.
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The contact-free kiosks will be introduced ahead of the club’s return to the Premier League in a bid to speed up service when ordering food and drink.
Supporters, who will order from the terminals before picking up their items from a dedicated collection point, will also be able to order a half-time beer ahead of time to help cut down on queues.
The improvements are part of a raft of changes introduced by the Clarets this summer to improve the matchday experience at Turf Moor.
It comes after the club partnered with Levy UK & Ireland, a firm that delivers matchday concourse catering, hospitality, conferencing and events.
Russell Ball, the club’s director of fan experience, said the changes will help upgrade the previously “tired looking” concourses.
“If you think about it, hospitality only accounts for about 1,400 of our 22,500 fans. The rest of the general admission tickets are given access to the concourses,” he told the club.
“Let’s be honest, the concourses are tired and there’s been little to no investment in them for a long time.
“One of the big advantages that we see with partnering with Levy of course, which is our new external catering partner, is self ordering units.
“If you’ve been to McDonald’s, you’ll understand how you order food, well it’s going to be the same on the concourses.
“The biggest feature is that people can come in and they can order a beer for half-time before the game. They’ll be given a code and they can just pick up the beers.
“We’re putting more till points, we’re putting more options in, we’re putting more kiosks in, plus the self ordering, so we’re really hoping that’s going to go a long way to make the general admission ticket holders experience a better match day experience.”
As part of Burnley’s partnership with Levy, the middle tier of the Jimmy McIlroy stand is to be redeveloped.
An open-plan dining space has been created with a sports bar with street food stations, complete with table football and a state-of-the art gaming lounge.
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