Aster Vranckx, who had just returned from a failed loan at AC Milan, was allegedly receiving offers from clubs throughout
the Premier League to leave VfL Wolfsburg earlier this month.
Crystal Palace and Fulham were named, but it appears it’s Burnley who have taken the bait, with Vincent Kompany
seemingly keen to work with the midfielder.
This comes courtesy of L’Equipe journalist Loïc Tanzi, who took to Twitter to reveal that the Clarets have made a ‘first offer’
for the Bundesliga man.
The amount put forward by Burnley was €12m, and that’s without bonuses, hinting there could be a few more peppered in there.
For the time being, that is all he has to say about it, but the sum demonstrates that there is still some faith in the player, who
was once hailed as one of the greatest Belgian talents of his generation.
In 2021, he made a €8 million transfer from KV Mechelen to Wolfsburg. He was then given a loan to AC Milan, however the
Serie A club only used him 10 times during the course of the season, during which he made one assist.
He only played 11 times all season, not counting the one game he appeared in for the Bundesliga team early in the summer.
Burnley doesn’t appear deterred by that, who are willing to give Wolfsburg a profit for the player.
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QPR midfielder Sam Field is drawing admiring glances from Burnley and Leeds United, it has been claimed by Football Insider.
Leeds United and Burnley are heading in opposite directions, with the Whites now back in the Championship while the
Clarets won promotion to the Premier League last season.
The two sides won’t do battle on the pitch in the new campaign but as per a new report from Football Insider, they could end
up fighting it out in the transfer market.
It is claimed that both clubs are keen on QPR star Sam Field, who has 12 months left on his contract at Loftus Road. Field
was an ever-present figure in the R’s side over the 2022/23 campaign, starting all 46 Championship games.
He proved himself as a key player for the Hoops and played all but eight minutes under Gareth Ainsworth. Field took the
armband for the final three games of the season too, proving a key player in their survival bid.
QPR look as though they’re in for another fight towards the bottom end of the division next season and keeping Field would
go a long way to their survival hopes.
However, the club often relies on cashing in on key players to raise funds, so with Field approaching the last year of his
contract, this could be their last chance to get a good fee for him.
His prevalent role under Ainsworth could go a long way to persuading him to stay and extend his deal if interest persist
though.
The fact he took up the armband for the final three games of the season shows how that the QPR boss sees him as a figure of
importance.
However, with interest from high-profile clubs like Burnley and Leeds United, it will be interesting to see if either try to
tempt him away from Loftus Road.
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