DONE DEAL : BURNLEY BID £13M FOR 22 YEAR OLD STAR, AFTER 24-GOAL STAR WINS GOLDEN BOOT.

July 13, 2023 admin Burnley 0

You may remember that, back in August 2022, Burnley boss Vincent Kompany confirmed his interest in

the Lyon-born Georgia international.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the time, however, Georges Mikautadze was simply too expensive for a team operating on a Championship budget.

Now, with Premier League football returning to Turf Moor, Burnley are returning for their long-time

target with far more financial firepower at their disposal.

An opening bid of £13 million was not enough for Metz to cash in, however. There remains a £4 million

gap in the valuation of both clubs, though that ‘gap’ feels distinctly bridge-able.

“I understand Burnley have had a bid of 15 million euros rejected by FC Metz for Georges Mikautadze,”

says Belgian reporter Sacha Tavolieri, who broke the news of Everton’s interest in El Bilal Toure last

week.

“The board of directors of the French club are waiting for 20 million euros. (Metz) feel ‘really confident’

of getting this amount.”

Burnley make big bid for Georges Mikautadze

Tavolieri adds that Burnley face competition from clubs in Serie A – potentially AC Milan – and the

German Bundesliga. Wolves have also been linked, though Financial Fair Play issues could prevent Julen

Lopetegui’s side from stumping up the £17 million required.

Reports in Italy briefly mentioned Arsenal as a potential destination for Mikautadze too, though that

particular trail has gone cold over the course of the last month or so.

Mikautadze scored 24 goals in all competitions last season; firing Metz to promotion back to Ligue 1. The

penalty-box poacher won both the division’s Player of the Year award and the Golden Boot.

If he is to end up at Burnley, Mikautadze could fill a void created by Nathan Tella’s return to

Southampton. Tella top-scored during a stunning loan spell under Kompany in 2022/23.

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20-YEAR-OLD LEEDS TARGET ON THE VERGE OF £19M BURNLEY MOVE

James Trafford will soon transfer from Manchester City to Burnley for a staggering £19 million.

In ‘advanced talks’ to join Burnley, Trafford reportedly has advanced, according to TalkSPORT.

According to reports, the Clarets will negotiate a contract with City that will cost them about £19 million

for Trafford.

According to BBC Sport, the deal is worth £19 million in total, which includes the initial £15 million plus

any future add-ons of £4 million.

Thus, in an effort to bolster his squad, Burnley manager Vincent Kompany is once more scouring his old

team, Manchester City.

CJ Egan-Riley, Arijanet Muric and Taylor Harwood-Bellis all joined Burnley from City last summer.

20-year-old Trafford will now join former City goalkeeper Muric at Turf Moor, potentially relegating the

Kosovo international to second choice.

Then there is Lawrence Vigouroux, who only recently joined the club from Leyton Orient but will

seemingly have a backup role at Turf Moor.

Leeds United won’t be signing James Trafford

News of Burnley’s deal for Trafford comes just hours after links with a move to Leeds United.

The Daily Mail reported on Monday that Trafford was attracting interest from both Leeds and Leicester

City.

The two relegated clubs were seemingly eyeing up Trafford to help their respective pushes for

promotion.

Leeds are expecting to lose Illan Meslier this summer whilst Joel Robles – who ended the season in goal

for Sam Allardyce – has already been released.

Leeds may well have felt that Trafford has the talent to become their first-choice goalkeeper for years to

come.

It’s hard to imagine Leeds striking a £19million deal in the Championship though with Burnley in a

position to blow them out of the water.

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