Burnley are remaining busy in the transfer market as the newly promoted Premier League club are close to bringing in another summer signing.
The Clarets’ busy transfer activity has seen 10 permanent deals go through, and so far looks to be giving Scott Parker every possible chance to keep his side up next season.
However, last season’s Championship runners-up had yet to officially address the midfield area. Doing so would have been a priority after previous skipper, Josh Brownhill, recently left the club.
Now, the club is making positive moves in that area of the pitch as a deal to sign Chelsea’s Lesley Ugochukwu is at an advanced stage.
The Frenchman looks poised to join Burnley for a fee worth over £20m and is set to have his medical imminently.
Upon passing his medical tests, the 21-year-old will commit to a five-year contract with The Clarets and ultimately give Parker more options in the defensive and central midfield areas.
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After breaking through at Rennes, Ugochukwu moved to Chelsea two years ago for £23.1m and signed a seven-year contract.
However, he only played 12 league games for Chelsea and was shipped out to Southampton on loan last season.
The French Under-21 international will be hoping his career can stabilise upon playing under Parker and he can showcase his ability which earned him the move to Chelsea in 2023.
Burnley’s summer business has now involved multiple dealings with Chelsea. Striker, Armando Broja, is set to join The Clarets for a similar fee to the Ugochukwu deal, and left-back, Bashir Humphreys, has joined for £10m after spending last season on loan with Parker’s side.
Burnley supporters will be hoping that Ugochukwu and Broja will be up and running in time for the club’s first Premier League fixture of the season away to Tottenham Hotspur on August 16.
Ugochukwu is one of three midfielders that Chelsea are close to moving on at this moment.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is set to depart to Everton for around £28m, while a potential permanent sale for Carney Chukwuemeka to Borussia Dortmund is being discussed after the midfielder spent last season on loan at the Bundesliga club.
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