
The newly-promoted club want to try and sign the defender for £10m.
Burnley are eager to try and tie up a deal to bring Ian Maatsen back to Turf Moor on a permanent basis and have a fee in
mind, according to The Sun.
What’s the latest Burnley transfer news?
With the Clarets looking to push on and stay in the Premier League this season, rather than be thrown straight back down to
the Championship, they’ll need to ensure their recruitment is spot-on so they can compete in the top flight. Having already
stormed to the second tier title last season, they’ll be confident they can do that, but they must find the right balance of top-
level reinforcements and continuity within the squad,
One name that looks as if he may be the subject of a bid from the Clarets is Aster Vrancx. He won’t be cheap, with a fee of
around £9m placed on his head, but it seems as though there is serious interest in his services from Turf Moor. The good
news for the top tier side is that the midfielder is available on a deal – Wolfsburg are prepared to let him leave and whilst
there is competition for his signature their hat seems firmly to be in the ring.
A long-standing target for the club is Jack Clarke at Sunderland too. Vincent Kompany’s side have already bid twice for the
winger to try and get the Black Cats to let him leave this summer, but so far they have been completely rebuffed in their
advances for the young talent.
They’re in the clear in terms of signing him though, as it looks as though the Clarets are the only team currently putting
actual offers on the table for the attacker.
Are Burnley signing Ian Maatsen?
Now, according to a report from The Sun, there is also a fresh push from the Clarets to sign Maatsen again this summer. The
newly promoted side want to try and wrap up a permanent deal for the defender and feel that a bid of around £10m with
some add-ons could get a deal over the line – and it seems as though they are fully willing to pay that amount.
However, it’s previously been reported that there are other clubs sniffing around last season’s loan superstar, such as West
Ham, and that means they may have to race to get a deal done. No official bid is on the table yet, but it looks as if Burnley
then are desperate to try and sort out a fee to push through a switch to Turf Moor this window.
It’s clear that boss Kompany does love Maatsen too – the manager stated that he had “great potential” and that he has to be
“willing to work hard” but does that “terrifically”. He’s been full of praise for the youngster, and realising his potential to get
even better, he no doubt wants that to happen at Turf Moor. If they can get a deal done, it will be another shrewd bit of
business and clearly one the manager would be delighted about
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Chelsea: Blues still following Romeo Lavia
The Southampton midfielder also remains a transfer target for Liverpool.
Chelsea are still “following” Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia for a summer move, however Brighton & Hove Albion’s
Moises Caicedo remains the “priority” target, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.
Is Moises Caicedo signing for Chelsea?
Brighton manger Robert De Zerbi effectively proposed a swap deal involving Caicedo and Levi Colwill earlier this week,
however Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has made it clear the centre-back will not be put up for sale, recently saying:
“He is our player and he is going to continue with us. I am happy with him, his performance was good today, better than
what I expected because it is only the first game with us after the season with Brighton. I am so happy, he can be one of the
greatest centre-backs in England.”
As such, the Blues will have to match Brighton’s asking price for the Ecuadorian midfielder if they are to sign him this
summer, and journalist Dean Jones believes they will be willing to fork out £80m to get the deal over the line.
It is thought that the Seagulls would accept a bid in that region, but it also needs to be “topped up with add-ons, and Chelsea
are now working on a deal of that nature, according to The Daily Mail.
The report also states that the 21-year-old has been assured he will be allowed to leave this summer, should a suitable bid be
tabled.
Romano has now dropped an update on Chelsea’s pursuit of Caicedo, while he also makes it clear that Lavia remains a
potential target, telling CaughtOffside:
“Chelsea are also following the Lavia situation due to the connection with Joe Shields, one of the Chelsea directors, but it’s
not linked to the Moises Caicedo deal. Caicedo remains the priority for Chelsea, but Shields had Lavia at Southampton and
Manchester City, so he knows the player well and there is a good connection there.”
How good is Romeo Lavia?
Lauded as an “absolute monster” by journalist Benjy Nurick, the central midfielder was a shining light in a poor
Southampton side last season, averaging 2.1 tackles per game in the Premier League, the second-highest figure in the squad.
Over the past year, the 19-year-old has also displayed his defensive aptitude by averaging 1.90 blocks per 90, which places
him in the 96th percentile compared to other players in his position.
The Saints are resigned to losing the Belgian youngster this summer, and they are hoping to receive a fee of £50m, which
makes him a cheaper option than Caicedo, however there are doubts over whether he is at the same level as the Brighton
midfielder.
Although he has been playing in a better side, the Ecuador international has averaged more tackles and interceptions per 90
than Lavia over the past year, while he has also recorded a far better pass-completion rate.
As such, it is the right call for Caicedo to remain Chelsea’s priority midfield target, and they should only look to sign Lavia if
they miss out on the Brighton star.
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