Burnley have today completed the signing of 18-year-old Crystal Palace midfielder Basilio Rieno Socoliche on a two-year deal.

 

Described by Palace as a number 10, Socoliche had been there for two years having previously been at Watford. During those two years, he’s played for both their under-18 and under-21 teams in Premier League 2.

He has also been capped at under-18 level by his native country Equatorial Guinea.

Socoliche will now link up with Andy Farrell’s under-21 squad at Burnley.

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