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Burnley have already strengthened their center-forward ranks this summer with the addition of Zeki Amdouni, but the Clarets are also rumoured to be interested in Union Berlin marksman Sheraldo Becker.
What’s the latest on Becker’s transfer to Burnley?
While the article says that the Suriname international is presently considering a move to Serie A, Sport Bild reported last month that the 5 foot 11 ace was ‘hoping for a move’ to the Premier League.
If Vincent Kompany’s side win the fight for the striker, a sum of roughly €17 million (£15 million) is expected, with the former ADO Den Haag player having just a year left on his current contract.
Should Sheraldo Becker be signed by Burnley?
The former Ajax player attracted the spotlight during an amazing 2022/23 season in the Bundesliga, when he scored 11 goals and gave seven assists to help his current club achieve an improbable Champions League berth.
Hailed as “clinical” and “creative” by journalist Josh Bunting, the £10k-per-week asset has 45 goal involvements in 122 games in all competitions for Union to date, having prospered especially after moving to Berlin in 2019.
Despite the Netherlands-born hotshot’s impressive return of late, that impact may not necessarily be replicated in English football if he is to make the move to Turf Moor this summer, with Burnley having notably been stung by their signing of towering Dutchman, Wout Weghorst from the Bundesliga back in January 2022.
The 6 foot 6 colossus was snapped up by then-boss Sean Dyche on a £12m deal from Wolfsburg with the aim of helping to fire the Lancashire outfit away from danger, with the striker having racked up an impressive haul of 70 goals in just 144 games for his previous employers.
Having made his mark in Germany – much like Becker – the hope was that Weghorst would comfortably be able to shine in the Premier League, although he ultimately went on to score just two goals in 20 league outings in the second half of the 2021/22 campaign.
The 23-cap international was later loaned out to Besiktas and then Manchester United last season, but the 30-year-old failed to impress during his time at Old Trafford, failing to register a single league goal since his arrival in January.
Now back at Burnley, the misfiring striker was booed by spectators after appearing in the recent 2-0 pre-season defeat to Genk, demonstrating exactly how bad Weghorst’s stint in English football has been.
The danger is that signing Becker will result in a similar situation for Kompany and co this summer, with the transition from the Bundesliga to the Premier League plainly not easy.
