Jackson Muleka's move to Burnley has stalled with the player set to resume training with Standard Liege.
The striker had seemed set to join the Clarets in a deal worth around £3.5million but talks have hit the buffers and the switch is no in doubt, according to reports in Belgium. But Burnley's move for Muleka's international and club teammate Samuel Bastien remains on the right track.
Vincent Kompany had hoped to secure deals for both players and things looked promising last week with fees agreed. But with Burnley pursuing targets across several fronts and Muleka also being linked with a move to Besiktas, the prospect of him arriving at Turf Moor is uncertain.
There remains hope Burnley can strike a deal for Bastien, who is in the last year of his contract in Belgium. He came through the ranks at Anderlecht and has more than 120 senior appearances to his name having made his senior breakthrough with Chievo in Italy. He played 28 times in the Belgian top flight last term.
That move, again according to sources in Belgium, remains on the cards as the Clarets seek to strengthen further having already made four new signings. Midfielder Scott Twine and defensive trio Taylor Harwood-Bellis, CJ Egan-Riley and Luke McNally all arrived at Turf Moor last week.
The Clarets open the season with a trip to Huddersfield Town on Friday, July 29, and could yet bolster their squad further ahead of the closure of the window at the end of August.
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