Opinion: Burnley should sign 19-year-old Man City man this summer as part of Vincent Kompany rebuild

For the first time in six years, Burnley will play Championship football when the new season gets underway at the end of July after suffering relegation heartbreak on the final day of the Premier League season earlier this month.

And to the surprise of many, it won’t be the long-serving Sean Dyche leading them into the 2022-23 campaign after he was sacked by chairman Alan Pace in April after 10 years in charge of the Clarets.

Under-23’s boss Mike Jackson was unable to keep the club in the top flight, and despite no confirmation yet from Turf Moor, it appears that former Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany will be the man tasked with the responsibility of getting the East Lancashire outfit back to the Premier League.

Kompany left Anderlecht of his home nation last week after two years in charge, and one of the routes he explored when it came to transfers was his links to the Etihad Stadium, firstly bringing in Lukas Nmecha in the 2020-21 season before landing Taylor Harwood-Bellis in the following campaign.

Now he’s set to be back in the north west of England, Kompany is in a prime location for City to help him out with some of their top young talents who need senior experience, and one of those in the form of James McAtee could be perfect for Burnley next season.

Despite having a plethora of world class talent at his disposal, Pep Guardiola has always given the odd chance to a young starlet upon occasion, and McAtee has received six of those in the 2021-22 season – two appearances in the Premier League, another two in the FA Cup as well as a UEFA Champions League and EFL outing a-piece.

Even though that all totalled just 116 minutes of game-time, McAtee’s main playground has been the under-23’s Premier League, where