The Liverpudlian was on punditry duty for Sky Sports for the 2023/24 Premier League curtain raiser last night, which saw the Clarets make their
return to the top flight against the reigning champions.
Watt, a minority shareholder at the club, was invited on for a quick chat prior to kick-off – and things soon turned physical.
Carragher, while clutching an American football, told Watt: “You’re a big star in the NFL, I’ve been watching The Quarterback – a brilliant show –
and I know your job is to sack the quarterback.
“I’m going to be the wide receiver…”
But before Carragher could finish, Watt interjected: “No, I want you to be the quarterback. I think there’s a lot of people at home who want you to be
the quarterback as well.”
Carragher, pointing to fellow pundit Gary Neville, said: “You’re the wide receiver, come on.”
The former Liverpool and England defender soon made his way onto the Turf Moor pitch and threw the ball to Neville, with Watt charging towards
Carragher to tackle him – prompting cheers from the Burnley fans watching.
Watt concluded: “I’m going to get yelled at by Vince, the pitch is ruined. I hope I didn’t break a rib.”
Watt and his wife Kealia, an American soccer player, made the trip over from the States to watch Burnley’s first game of the season.
While the game ultimately ended in disappointment, with Kompany’s side losing 3-0, Watt still managed to enjoy the experience.
“City are an extremely impressive squad and Haaland is a special talent,” he wrote on Twitter.
“Proud of the boys and thoroughly impressed by the supporters and atmosphere at Turf Moor tonight.
“Onward and upward. Up The Clarets!”
Dude Perfect, a US-based YouTube group, were also in town to watch the game after confirming their minority investment in the club.
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Hertha Berlin and Belgian forward Dodi Lukebakio has arrived in the UK ahead of finalising a move to newly-promoted Premier League side
Burnley, as reported by Sport1’s Patrick Berger.
Lukebakio will pen a four-year contract with Burnley, keeping him at the Premier League side until 2027. Relegated from the Bundesliga, Hertha
Berlin will receive a respectable €11m plus add-ons for the Belgian, who has entered the final year of his contract at the capital club.
The 25-year-old was a standout performer for Hertha Berlin last season despite their relegation. Lukebakio scored 11 and created four in 32
Bundesliga games, but his goal contributions were unable to prevent Hertha from finishing bottom of the Bundesliga on 29 points.
An arrival in Germany in 2018, Lukebakio has scored 35 and created 23 in 144 Bundesliga games at Fortuna Dusseldorf, Wolfsburg and Hertha
Berlin.
The Bundesliga is certainly a market that Burnley have targeted with the signing of Jordan Beyer on a permanent basis after impressing on loan,
while they also pushed for Borussia Dortmund’s Soumaïla Coulibaly and Wolfsburg’s Aster Vranckx, but were unable reach an agreement with the
respective clubs.
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