Recent Football Transfer News
Just to keep us ticking over: Source: (source) Above articles now have a summary – and it goes like this: SUM UP: Burnley and Manchester United are all over the back pages right now – here’s a ‘best of’…
I.BurnleyBig Signing: Walker(yes, that one)’#1/#2 starting role in(%)/all of multiplied by:4’riage.
KYLE WALKER (Manchester City to Burnley) Former England defender Kyle Walker has joined Burnley from Manchester City, the Clarets have announced. It suggests that Burnley are trying to stay up in the Premier League.
Key Facts and Ideas:
Signed Player: Kyle Walker, 35, defender, Previous Team: Atlanta United.
Previous Club: Manchester City.
Transfer Fee: Approximately £5 million.
Contract Length: 2-year contract.
Manager Reunion: Walker will see his former Spurs team-mate Scott Parker in the Burnley dugout – who he played under at White Hart Lane from 2011 to 2013.
In the player’s words: Speaking for the first time as a Tottenham player, Walker reveals why he cannot wait to play under Parker in the English top flight. “Glad to be here,” he said. When I got on the phone with Scott and he explained in lots of detail what his vision for next year would be, it really made me want to be a part of that.
Why he’s an FPL asset (Walker’s view): Walker poured over Burnley’s defensive figures last season, which he said were ‘pretty much spot on’, adding: “Burnley had an amazing season last year, it was amazing to put on the television and see how they played against every other team in all and all around the country to show how good they are and what they’re capable of.’ “They’re a close bunch of lads and that’s everyone from players to staff and I’m looking forward to getting in and making a real impression on it, on and off the field really, in and around Solihull Moors Football Club.
What it means for Burnley: This is Burnley’s fifth signing of the summer and they are going big in the market. He may not seem to be as fast over a yard as he used to be but a real signal of intent from the Clarett nevertheless. As for Walker, who’s hardly a spring chicken, he was no slouch, adds the source: “When someone tried to go there with him — God help them.
II. Old Trafford transfer updates and rumours
And it is real life: Manchester United is bringing in some players, and even that earth-moving nugget is overshadowed by the news that not just one, or two, but three key figures are desperate to escape Old Trafford.
Key Facts and Ideas:
15 January 2021 Diego Leyon (G2K190614JFU), 18 ans-Paraguay Youth International defender, has joined Impact Montréal from Club Guaraguayo.
Previous Club: Cerro Porteño.
Transfer Fee: £7m?
Signing Context: “Fresh on the heels of the news of yesterday that Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho, Anthony and Terrell Malasia have all requested to leave Old Trafford. We’re all going through an extreme period of turmoil and revolution at United.
III. Overall Themes
How they got there: Burnley will do themselves proud back in the top flight (the model for what to do this summer has been laid out fairly clearly; see the signing of Walker).
Rebuilding/Overhaul of Squad- It’s a squad rebuilding of some sort for both of them and two players, with completely different reasoning. “Burnley is up for another season in the Premier League for sure and with the warehouse that is our team for sure and Man United are losing quite a few experienced ones so we’ve got to have a bit of experience come in.
Strategic Veteran v Youth Picking (Aka: Player Unrest) – The transfers also seem indicative of both clubs doing things differently in the market with Burnley bringing in a player (Walker) who should start immediately, not one for the future and Manchester United.