forward, Wilson Odober
The teenager had a good season with Troyes last season but is set to be among a number of players set to leave the Ligue 2
club.
And according to a report from Foot Mercato this afternoon, Burnley have made a £10m move to sign Odobert.
The 18-year-old scored seven times last season and is capable of playing across all three front positions if needed.
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has made a habit of bringing in players who are relatively unknown on these shores and
turning them into stars.
The likes of Manuel Benson shone last season for the Clarets as they won promotion and Kompany clearly sees potential in
Odobert.
The Clarets are looking to cement themselves back in the Premier League this season and have made a number of moves in
the transfer market already.
And while Odobert might well be one for the future, Kompany clearly sees the potential in the youngster.
A young talent to watch for Burnley fans
Burnley fans will have full trust in Vincent Kompany’s judgement on players and the signing of someone like Odobert will be
exciting for those inside Turf Moor.
Odobert is very much an unknown quantity in England but there’s an obvious talent there. Troyes are losing a number of
players this season after relegation, with Yasser Larouci another who has sealed a move to England.
For Burnley, they’ll hope Odobert is a small gamble that pays off in the long term.
Current Burnley manager Vincent Kompany, who is a managerial target for Premier League side Tottenham
Hotspur, has discussed potentially winning the Championship title this weekend.
Kompany, who has been linked to the Spurs job, via the Daily Mail, has had an amazing first season with Burnley. The
Clarets have already secured promotion to the Premier League. They sit 10 points clear of second place and on 92 points. If
they keep up their good form then they could break the 100 point mark.
The Belgian has brought a completely different style of football to Burnley than what they are used to. They now play an
attacking possession based style of football. This is something the fans have adored. It is also something Spurs fans are
craving.
Former manager Antonio Conte somewhat sucked the fun out of football for Spurs fans during his stint at the club. They
were far too defensive and many fans feel like they haven’t played good football since Mauricio Pochettino was manager.
Tottenham target Vincent Kompany could win the league on Saturday
Burnley have picked up a couple of draws lately. Despite this, the club could win the Championship on Saturday if results go
there way.
Their most recent match saw them draw 2-2 to 18th placed Rotherham. Following the match, Kompany spoke to
the Burnley media channel about the game. He said: “In the end we go away with a little bit of disappointment but the
extra point is still putting us on track to do something special on Saturday and that matters more.”
The clarets had 18 shots in the match compared to Rotherham’s nine and they did probably deserve to get the win on the
night.
Kompany bringing Burnley back to the Premier League at the first time of asking is already a great achievement. If he
manages to win the title in April and then also break 100 points later in the season then it would most definitely be
something special.
You can easily see why Spurs have Kompany as a possible manager target. He ticks a lot of boxes at the club and clearly has a
bright future in management.
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Seven-figure fee agreed with Premier League club for West Brom player
Alex Palmer could be heading back to Luton Town as an offer is said to have been accepted by the Baggies
West Bromwich Albion fans thought they were clear of any more significant departures from their first-
team squad when Dara O’Shea was cashed in on earlier in the summer, but things could be about to
change.
O’Shea’s exit to Premier League side Burnley was a hard one to stomach as the defender had been developed at The
Hawthorns, but the £7 million fee is one that the hierarchy could not afford to turn down with parachute payments no
longer coming into the club.
There were expected to be no more senior sales though with O’Shea’s exit plugging the gap in the finances – so there was a
shock on the eve of the Baggies’ friendly with Bolton Wanderers on Saturday that goalkeeper Alex Palmer was left out
because of a potential move elsewhere.
What has Carlos Corberan said on Alex Palmer’s future?
Josh Griffiths kept goal instead for Albion in their 4-3 defeat against the Trotters as Palmer was left out, and after the match
head coach Carlos Corberan revealed that talks were ongoing regarding the 26-year-old’s future but no agreement had been
reached.
“I’m out of the process of negotiations so I don’t know, I only know that the club received the offer, that contact has been
made with the club,” Corberan said, per BirminghamLive.
“Now it’s time to evaluate the offer, but that is out of my responsibility – my responsibility is with the team, to understand
the moments we must play better in order to start the season the way I want us to.”
Despite the Spaniard’s belief that discussions were still ongoing though regarding Palmer’s future, TalkSPORT have claimed
that a fee has been agreed with Premier League newboys Luton Town for his services.
What fee have West Brom reportedly accepted from Luton for Alex Palmer?
They have reported that the Hatters have had a £2.5 million bid accepted – perhaps far less than what would be expected for
his services – and that the goalkeeper is now deciding if he wants to join Rob Edwards’ side on a permanent basis.
Palmer of course has already played for Town in his career, having spent a brief time at Kenilworth Road on an emergency
loan deal in 2022 when the club’s goalkeepers got injured.
He featured twice for Luton before heading back to The Hawthorns – by that point in his career he’d only played once for the
Baggies in an EFL Cup match against Arsenal, with all his other career appearances coming in loan spells away from the
club.
Palmer finally got his chance though in-between the sticks as a first-choice goalkeeper last season at the end of Steve Bruce’s
time in charge and he cemented his position under Corberan, playing 23 times in the Championship and he was set to go
into the new campaign as the starter.
What is Alex Palmer’s contract situation at West Brom?
Palmer is under contract at West Brom for the foreseeable future, having last signed a new deal in May 2022.
Still having only played once for the club by then, Palmer extended his deal until the summer of 2026, meaning that he now
has three years left on his contract in the Midlands.
It is somewhat of a surprise that it may only take Luton £2.5 million to bring Palmer back to Kenilworth Road, but if they do
manage to land him then they are signing one of the Championship’s top stoppers.
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