“Pretty experienced for his age” – Burnley targeting move for 13-cap international: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Burnley are targeting a move for West Bromwich Albion centre-back Dara O’Shea, Football League World understands.

The Clarets are seemingly on the prowl for another centre-back despite CJ Egan-Riley, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Luke McNally arriving at Turf Moor already this summer.

However, this development comes following Nathan Collins’ transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers, another departure in this position with James Tarkowski joining Everton and Ben Mee departing on the expiration of his contract in Lancashire.

Republic of Ireland international Dara O’Shea could be a viable successor for his fellow countryman, despite the fact he spent a considerable chunk of last season out of action after fracturing his ankle during the early stages of the campaign.

West Brom may already have the likes of Kyle Bartley and Semi Ajayi at their disposal – but Cedric Kipre is set to join Cardiff City on loan and the departure of O’Shea would leave them with even less depth in this area.

Looking at this potential deal from Vincent Kompany’s side’s point of view though, we asked three FLW writers whether the 23-year-old would be a good and much-needed signing at Turf Moor.

Billy Mulley

This is a really interesting potential development, as before Collins’ sale, not many people would have thought that any other Championship clubs would be able to even attempt a move for O’Shea.

The Irishman is an important part of the Albion defence in the here and now and he could also play a vital role in their immediate future, something that