Burnley working on a deal for Coventry City’s £15m midfielder Gustavo Hamer, which could see defenders Luke McNally or Bobby Thomas going in the other direction
Burnley are working to sign £15m midfielder Gustavo Hamer from Coventry
The deal could be a swap including defenders Bobby Thomas or Luke McNally
The Clarets seek Hamer, who was a star in Coventry’s run the to playoff final
Burnley are working on a deal to sign Gustavo Hamer from Coventry with the midfielder valued at about £15million.
The Dutch-Brazilian was one of the stars of the last Championship season, helping the Sky Blues reach the play-off final, where they were beaten on penalties by Luton.
With only one year remaining on his contract, Hamer is an attractive proposition for a number of clubs and is highly regarded by Burnley boss Vincent Kompany.
Mail Sport understands the clubs have held talks as Burnley – promoted to the Premier League last term – try to structure a deal that Coventry will accept.
It is likely, therefore, that their offer will involve at least one player, rather than a straight cash deal. Defenders Luke McNally, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Coventry, and Bobby Thomas are thought to be among the players admired by Sky Blues boss Mark Robins.
Hamer and Viktor Gyokeres were the attacking stars of Coventry’s team last season, and Swedish forward Gyokeres joined Sporting Lisbon earlier this month. Like Hamer, he had only one year left on his contract.
Hamer delivered nine goals and 10 assists during the regular league season and scored the only goal across the two legs of the play-off semi-final against Middlesbrough.
Hamer’s move to Coventry is an example of how smart scouting pays off. They had watched Hamer closely during his two seasons at Zwolle and paid about £1.2million for him.
The 26-year-old was born in Brazil but left South America during early childhood and joined the Feyenoord academy. Though he never established himself in Rotterdam, Hamer retains huge affection for the Dutch champions.
‘For me, the focus is now on a step up towards the Premier League, but a return to Feyenoord would also be extremely attractive,’ Hamer told Dutch football website Voetbal Primeur last season.
‘Other top leagues would also be nice, but these are my real goals now. England attracted me very much and Coventry was a perfect step.’
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