The adolescent might be on the verge of joining Man City goalkeeper James Trafford to burnley.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Burnley is almost certain to recruit teenager Soumaila Coulibaly from Borussia Dortmund.
What are the most recent transfers at Burnley?
Vincent Kompany and the Clarets haven’t wasted any time getting ready for the upcoming Premier League campaign;
several players even reported for pre-season at the beginning of the month, just before the Champions League final.
The team has also been active in the transfer market, bringing in defenders Jordan Beyer and Dara O’Shea from Borussia
Monchengladbach and West Brom, respectively, on permanent contracts.
Meanwhile, an offer has been made to sign Anderlecht defender Noah Sadiki, whereas Burnley are also preparing a new
offer to sign Millwall star Zian Flemming.
To top things off, it looks as if the club are about to break their transfer record to sign Manchester City goalkeeper James
Trafford following his loan spell with Bolton Wanderers.
Reports have claimed that the 20-year-old, who is currently away with England’s U21s at the European Championships, is
close to a £19m move to Turf Moor, and it appears as if Coulibaly is also on the way to Lancashire.
Romano took to Twitter in the last 48 hours to share an update on Burnley and Coulibaly. He revealed that the player is on
course to join on a season-long loan which will then become permanent in a transfer worth around €15m (£12.9m).
“Understand Burnley are now closing in on Soumaila Coulibaly deal — it’s gonna be loan from Borussia Dortmund with
mandatory buy clause.
“Understand value of the deal is gonna be around €15m total fee. Here we go soon.”
Who is Soumaila Coulibaly?
Coulibaly is just 19 years of age and is primarily a left-footed centre-back who has two caps for France at U20 level.
The defender made the move to Dortmund from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer back in 2021 and has been making
the majority of his appearances for the reserve side. Coulibaly has turned out twice for Dortmund at senior level and
currently holds a €1m Transfermarkt valuation.
Recently, Coulibaly has been compared to Bayern Munich centre-back Dayot Upamecano, with the media saying:
“At 6’3″ Coulibaly has an imposing build, but while the teenager will undoubtedly fill out to add muscle to his wiry frame,
he also has the footballing ability to make him the complete package, just like Bayern Munich man-mountain and France
international, Dayot Upamecano.”
Coulibaly also appears to be catching the eye of Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic, who said:
“He trains with us regularly. He’s been getting better and better and finding consistency in the third tier.”
Should he complete a move to Turf Moor as expected, Coulibaly may rival the likes of Beyer, Hjalmar Ekdal, Ameen Al-
Dakhil and O’Shea for a starting spot in Kompany’s side.
He could well be viewed as a future star, though, so securing his services could turn out to be an extremely shrewd move in
the long run, and by the looks of things, it may be just a matter of time until a transfer is announced.
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