Burnley’s ‘dangerous’ player, Kompany, has seen a 303% increase in value
Since joining the team in the summer of last year, the attacker has been a revelation at Turf Moor.
As he guided Burnley back to the Premier League, manager Vincent Kompany had a fairytale first season in command of the team.
With 101 points and just three losses during the 2022–23 season, the Clarets won the Championship in magnificent fashion.
Who were Kompany’s top Burnley acquisitions?
The board has supported the former Manchester City defender in the transfer market since their promotion back to the top division and allowed him to spend big money on a number of players to bolster the squad in an effort to avoid an immediate relegation to the second tier.
The Clarets have confidence in Kompany’s talent identification after his outstanding performance during the summer transfer window last year was essential to their Championship triumph.
| Kompany’s top five most-expensive signings | Fee paid (via Transfermarkt) |
|---|---|
| Zeki Amdouni | £16.2m |
| James Trafford | £15m |
| Aaron Ramsey | £14.3m |
| Jordan Beyer | £13m |
| Sander Berge | £12.1m |
16 players came in to improve the depth and quality of the group after the relegation from the top-flight the previous year and they were able to change the mentality under the Belgian head coach.
He brought in many outstanding players for the team who have flourished at Turf Moor, like the winger Anass Zaroury, whose value has increased since moving to Lancashire.
What was Zaroury’s value in Charleroi?
The gifted forward moved from Belgian club Charleroi to Burnley in the summer of 2022, with Football Transfers estimating his Expected Transfer Value (xTV) at €3.3m (£2.9m) at the time of the transfer.
He had a mediocre Pro League season with his previous team during the 2021/22 season before moving to England.
Over the course of 38 league games for Charleroi, Zaroury averaged a Sofascore rating of 6.79, which was the 17th-highest score in the team. He contributed from wide with five goals and three assists.
The Moroccan international struggled to consistently contribute creativity for the Belgian team, only producing 0.8 chances per game and four “big chances” in total for his teammates during that span.
His dribbling prowess was also not fully on exhibit; the 5 foot 8 maestro only completed 0.7 dribbles each game with a success rate of 32%, indicating that he found it difficult to defeat opponents frequently or effectively.
The talented youngster did, however, have a strong start to the 2022–23 campaign, scoring twice in his first three league appearances before his transfer to Burnley was formally announced.
His performance for Charleroi followed a strong loan with Lommel in Belgium’s second division. Before breaking through with his parent club the next season, he amassed seven goals and four assists in 25 league starts for the team in 2020–21.
Zaroury has scored how many goals for Burnley?
Since completing his transfer to England, Zaroury has scored ten goals in 41 appearances for the Clarets.
The 22-year-old had a successful 2022–2023 season with the team, scoring goals and providing assists as they won the Championship.
In 27 league starts for Burnley, he scored six goals and dished out six assists, only Josh Brownhill (eight), who made 14 more starts, had more assists.
The Moroccan showed himself to be a persistent creative danger at the top of the pitch with his ability to crack apart the opposition’s defense to generate a chance for one of his teammates, ranking third on the team in vital passes made per game with 1.2.
Zaroury actually finished last season with 0.23 in the top 7% of his positional peers in the Championship for xAG (anticipated assists) per 90. This demonstrates that he was among the best in his profession in terms of his ability to produce top-notch opportunities.
The former Charleroi star’s ability to dribble was another important aspect of his game, as evidenced by the fact that, with 5.49 progressive carries per 90, he was among the top 3% of players in his position. His ability to carry the ball past opponents and move the squad into advantageous positions at the top of the pitch allowed him to advance the team up the field time and time again.
For Burnley, Zaroury completed an average of 1.6 dribbles per game, leading the team in the 2022–23 Championship. It was 0.5 more per match than any of his colleagues were able to achieve, to put that into perspective.
With two goals in one EFL Cup substitute appearance and two goals in three starts in the FA Cup, Zaroury also made an impression in cup competitions. As a result, he amassed ten goals and six assists over the course of 30 starts across all competitions.
What is Zaroury currently worth?
Football Transfers currently values his xTV at €13.3 million (£11.6 million), which means that since joining the club from Charleroi last year, his market worth has increased by an astounding 303%.
Zaroury had a fantastic first season in English football and was instrumental in the team’s promotion back to the Premier League, thus Kompany certainly struck gold when he signed the talented ace in 2022.
Burnley will now be hoping that the “dangerous” talent, as described by journalist Josh Bunting, can continue to prosper and improve in the Premier League this year. His outstanding performance on the field has caused his value to rise significantly over the past 12 months.
The 22-year-old has had a challenging start to the season after receiving a red card against Manchester City on the first day of play. He has yet to make his debut. There is still plenty of time for him to establish himself at the highest level and demonstrate that his Championship form can be transferred to a higher level.
Ideally, Zaroury can keep improving and demonstrate that Kompany made a wise choice by signing the starlet who was born in Belgium.
