Burnley has entered the competition to recruit Coventry City’s Gustavo Hamer, who is wanted by Leeds United.
The Daily Telegraph reports that after bringing in James Trafford, Dara O’Shea, Soumalia Coulibaly, and Jordan Beyer this
summer, Vincent Kompany has made the acquisition of Hamer his top priority.
With Sky Sports claiming that Fulham are also interested in Hamer, Burnley is now the second Premier League team
prepared to compete with Leeds for his services.
Hamer is one of the most sought-after players in the Championship after a stellar season at Coventry that saw him score 11
goals and provide 10 assists.
Phil Hay of the Athletic reported last week that Hamer is a player Leeds are heavily keen on, but they now face a real battle
to prise him to Elland Road.
Burnley eye move for Leeds target Hamer
Hamer is into the final 12 months of his contract at Coventry and is yet to put pen-to-paper on a new deal amid the growing
interest from elsewhere.
Given Leeds are facing such heavy competition, this is a deal they really need to act fast on if they are to gave any chance of
competing with the offer of Premier League football.
Even despite his contract situation, Coventry are likely to be reluctant to sell given another of last season’s main men Viktor
Gyokeres is set to leave for in excess of £20 million.
Leeds are in desperate need of midfield reinforcements this summer and there currently is no one better on the market at
this level than Hamer.
However, it appears as though Nick Hammond, Daniel Farke and co will have a real job on their hands to convince Hamer
Leeds is the right move.
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