Anderlecht defender Hannes Delcroix ‘will be sold’ to Burnley, according to Monday’s Het Nieuwsblad.

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The Jupiler Pro League side are working on carrying out a few more signings and are also focused on offloading some of their players. For the latter, they have already started the process.

It’s claimed the 24-year-old is getting closer to completing a move to Burnley and the deal will see the Belgian club collect €3m plus €2m bonuses.

In addition to this, Anderlecht will also be entitled to receive a percentage of the profit from the centre-back’s future sale

The report states the Belgium international has ‘already completed’ his medical tests with Vincent Kompany’s side and is set to sign a three-year deal at Turf Moor. It looks like only the official announcement is missing for Delcroix to become a new Burnley player.

Delcroix was sidelined with a knee injury between March 2021 and January 2022. He made 36 appearances under Kompany, when the current Clarets manager was in charge at Anderlecht between 2020 and 2022.

A move to Burnley will see the player reunite with Kompany.

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The 24-year-old starred on loan at Turf Moor last season – finishing as the Clarets’ top scorer with 19 goals as they won the Championship at a canter – and has proven his quality already with the Saints now back in the second tier.

Burnley’s pursuit of Nathan Tella

Given his success at Burnley last season, it’s no surprise that the Lancashire club have been linked with re-signing him throughout the summer as Vincent Kompany tools up for life in the Premier League.

Reports first emerged in July indicating that the Saints’ £15 million valuation of the attacker was proving an obstacle to a deal with the Clarets not willing to meet that figure in the talks held between the pair after an initial £9 million bid.

Southampton were not willing to budge either, which is no surprise given Alan Nixon’s claims that they’re keen to keep hold of Tella beyond the end of the summer transfer window and want him to sign a new contract.

A fresh update on Burnley’s pursuit of the winger has now emerged, with Football Insider reporting that they have ended their pursuit of the Southampton player.

Kompany was said to be keen on bringing both Tella and Chelsea’s Ian Maatsen, another of last season’s loanees, back to the club this summer but has been priced out of both deals.

It is thought that their current priority is signing a number nine that can be relied upon to score goals in the Premier League.

Will Nathan Tella leave Southampton this summer?

The Clarets update is a boost to Southampton’s hopes of keeping the 24-year-old but they are not the only club that have expressed an interest this summer.

In fact, Mike McGrath from The Telegraph has reported that Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen have submitted an €18million (£15.3million) offer for Tella.

However, reports in Germany have now indicated that the Saints want a fee in the region of €25-30 million (£21.4m-£25.7m) with the rise in his valuation likely to be due to the money brought in from the sales of Tino Livramento, James Ward-Prowse, and Romeo Lavia with Kyle Walker-Peters attracting interest as well.