Opinion: Why Burnley should be focusing their transfer efforts on other areas despite links with Premier League player

Burnley are currently weighing up a move for Manchester City goalkeeper Arijanet Muric as a potential replacement for Nick Pope this summer, according to a report from The Sun.

The Kosovan enjoyed a reasonably productive spell with Adana Demirspor during the 2021/22 campaign, conceding a respectable 38 goals in 31 league matches and recording nine clean sheets in the process.

Finding himself behind the likes of Ederson and Zack Steffen in the pecking order, he’s unlikely to be heavily used by Pep Guardiola from next term and this is where the Clarets could pounce, with incoming manager Vincent Kompany already having good relations with the top-tier giants from his time at the Etihad Stadium.

Already being linked with Taylor Harwood-Bellis, the Clarets may borrow quite a few players from City this summer and that would provide the Lancashire outfit with cheap options, an ideal weapon for the club to utilise considering they need to pay back a hefty loan to MSD Holdings.

They could potentially utilise the fee they may generate from the sale of £40m-rated Pope to provide them with a respectable transfer budget to use – but considering the options the Clarets already have between the sticks – do they really need to invest in the goalkeeping department even if their current first-choice shot-stopper departs?

Wayne Hennessey’s contract at Turf Moor doesn’t expire until the summer of 2023 and with the 35-year-old shining for Wales against Ukraine yesterday, it just goes to show he can perform on a big stage.

Bailey Peacock-Farrell also enjoyed a reasonably decent season at Sheffield Wednesday last term and could be a decent first-team asset for the Lancashire side, with a younger shot-stopper potentially being promoted as a