The £20.5 million transfer of England international to burnley is now complete.a super dealArcher came through the academy at the Villans before embarking on a successful loan to Championship side Middlesborough, where he scored 11 goals in 20 league appearances
Manager Paul Heckingbottom will be hoping this kind of form will enable Archer to fill the goal void left by striker Ilman Ndiaye, who joined Marseille in the summer.
The 21-year-old striker has already recieved words of support and encouragement from Sheffield United’s legendary striker Billy Sharp, who now plies his trade in the MLS.
Sharp, who now turns out for La Galaxy, took to social media platform X to issue his support for the young Englishman as he takes on Sharp’s old number.
The Blades’ former captain posted: ‘Take care of the famous number 10 and good luck’
Sharp registered 129 goals and 44 assists in 377 appearances for Sheffield United and captained the club to promotion to the Premier League
Blades’ fans will be hoping Archer can follow in Sharp’s footsteps, after he tasted silverware success with England’s U21 European Championship winners this summer.
Archer has four goals in 14 appearances for Aston Villa and has also spent time on loan at Preston North End.
Paul Heckingbottom’s squad has seen a number of changes throughout the transfer window, losing Ndiaye and star midfielder Sander Berge to Burnley being the outgoing highlights, but have still spent money.
Brazilian-born Dutch midfielder Gustavo Hamer was brought in for £15m from Coventry City and Vini Souza also joins from Lommel United for an undisclosed fee.
Former Everton midfielder Tom Davies joined on a free transfer while Arsenal’s American centre back Austin Trusty, Ivorian Benie Traore and midfielder Anis Slimane have all made the move to the Blades.
