Burnley have been active in the transfer market ahead of their Premier League return, but manager Vincent Kompany does not appear to be finished just yet.
James Trafford is also said to be close to arriving from Manchester City in a deal worth up to £19m, though a loan move for Borussia Dortmund’s Soumaila Coulibaly now appears to be off the cards.
According to Football Scotland, Brazilian attacker Ferreira is also being monitored by the newly-promoted side, though Celtic are considered to be the frontrunners for a player valued at £6m by Gremio.
Who is Gremio attacker aFerreir?
As highlighted by OliveFooty, Ferreira is known as a “flashy and skilful player” who is capable of playing on either wing and through the middle – the type of versatility that would come in handy for Kompany.
The 25-year-old has spent the first seven years of his senior career in Brazil, the past five of those on the books of Gremio, for whom he has made just short of 100 league appearances.
Ferreira played just nine times in Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B last season as Gremio earned promotion back to the top flight. The Dourados native’s momentum was disrupted by a hamstring injury that has also plagued him this season.
However, when fully fit, Ferreira has shown he can make an impact, highlighted by his three goals and six assists when Gremio were last in Serie A two years ago.
That is a return of 0.38 goals or assists per 90 minutes, as per FBref, which is the exact same number Josh Brownhill recorded at Burnley last season, for context.
While it is difficult to compare players across divisions, the data paints a clear picture of what Ferreira is all about. He averaged 3.42 shots per 90 minutes in his most recent full campaign – only Manuel Benson (3.62) and Scott Twine (4.19) shot more freely among Burnley regulars last season.
Ferreira is a player who can make an impact high up the pitch, then, and the same is true of Burnley’s latest signing Amdouni. Should last season’s Europa Conference League joint-top scorer lead the line for the Clarets, Ferreira could be the ideal man to play just off him.
The Brazilian averaged 0.55 goal-creating actions per 90 minutes in the 2021 campaign – a metric that takes passes and take-ons leading to a goal into the equation – which is a higher figure than any Burnley player could manage last season (Obafemi was highest with 0.51).
It may well be that Ferreira needs a bit of time to adapt should he indeed make the move from Porto Alegre to Lancashire, but if it is a wildcard option Kompany is after to potentially complete his attacking line-up, then the Gremio star may just be his man.
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“I’m very happy to be here and I’m excited to start,” Amdouni told Clarets+.
“The last two months were very important to me. I spoke with the coach and he really wanted me. Also, I really wanted to work with him, for me that’s the most important.
“For my career, to choose a good club, where the coach wants you is important to me.”
The Swiss international, who has scored five times in his first five appearances for his country, bolsters Burnley’s forward line following the recent departure of Ashley Barnes.
Kompany has been on the lookout for a new number nine since the club’s fans’ favourite left to join Norwich City following the expiration of his contract at Turf Moor.
Metz striker Georges Mikautadze had also been linked, but it’s Amoundi – who has been on a two-year loan with Basel from Lausanne Sport – who has made the move to East Lancashire ahead of the new Premier League season.
The exciting forward fired in 19 goals in 50 appearances last season, including seven in nine in the Europa Conference League during Basel’s run to the semi-finals, where they lost to Fiorentina.
Because of his impressive recent form, Amdouni is confident of making the step up to the Premier League.
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