Burnley’s Nathan Tella Interest Ends After New Signing
Nathan Tella spent last season on loan at Burnley and went from being a squad player with Southampton to being a hero in Lancashire, however he wasn’t such a hero with those in charge of the purse strings it seems.
A couple of months ago Saints supporters assumed that Nathan Tella would be heading back to the Premier League, not with Saints but with Burnley, however it seems that despite his big contribution to their promotion campaign with 17 goals, that the Lancashire club’s hierarchy were not prepared to spent on signing him on a permanent basis.
Most sources agree that Tella’s value would be around £17 million, yet the highest that Burnley were prepared to go was £9 million. At that price Southampton were not listening.
Now it seems that their pursuit of the player is over, hot on the heels of the free transfer signing of former Saint Nathan Redmond, the Mail Online has revealed that the Burnley pursuit of Tella is over after the signing of Jacob Bruun Larsen on loan from Hoffenheim.
he article also claims that Larsen was also on Southampton’s radar.
That interest is now over and so it seems is Burnley’s interest in Nathan Tella, good news you would hope for Saints supporters and notice that Saints are not willing to entertain offers for any of their players that do not come close to their own valuation, in this case Burnley were only just offering half of Tella’s true value.
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Burnley: Clarets keeping tabs on Jonny Evans
The newly-promoted side are considering adding the experienced defender.
Burnley are considering a surprise swoop to snap up Jonny Evans on deal this summer, according to a report from Belfast Telegraph.
Are Burnley signing Jonny Evans?
The 35-year-old played for Leicester last season but could only manage 13 Premier League appearances in total, 12 of which were actual starts. With the Northern Irishman falling down the pecking order – and the Foxes falling down the divisions – they opted to release the defender at the expiry of his contract after five seasons of service at the King Power Stadium.
Evans though is not currently a free agent, with his former side Manchester United having snapped him up to a short-term agreement ahead of their pre-season tour. That arrangement though may not last into the actual campaign – although it isn’t entirely clear how long he is actually signed to Old Trafford for.
Should United decide to let him go after they have done their work ahead of 2023/24, then it appears there could be other suitors keen to snap him up. One such side is Burnley according to the Belfast Telegraph, with the Clarets now looking to ensure they are fully equipped to compete in the Premier League again after their promotion.
They haven’t made a bid for him yet but do appear to be fans of the experienced ace and may consider bringing him into their backline so that they have a knowledgable head in their squad who knows the division well.
How many games has Jonny Evans played?
There’s no questioning that Evans most certainly knows how the Premier League works and could provide invaluable knowledge to some of the younger members of the Burnley team if he was to join. He spent seven seasons with the Red Devils in total and racked up 131 top flight appearances for the club, winning the title on three separate occasions.
He also had over 100 outings for Leicester and can even call upon three season worth of experience with West Brom too. He knows what it takes to compete at the very top of the division then and has plenty of time spent scrapping near the bottom of the table too.
In total, his total gametime in the top tier stands at 356 appearances, 339 starts and 14 goals with 13 assists to boot.
Despite being 35-years-old now, Evans could certainly still offer plenty to the Burnley defence should he sign. His former teammate Wayne Rooney, who is now in management, has recently heaped the praise on the experienced pro, calling him “fantastic”.
He has bags of games under his belt, knows the league inside out and is clearly still highly regarded as an option at the back. Considering that he could also be available for nothing, it could be a smart bit of business from Vincent Kompany should he opt to add the centre-back, even if only on a short-term deal. That is though, if United decide to part ways with the centre-back rather than keep him for themselves next season.
