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ported by Foot Mercato in July, ESTAC Troyes and Burnley had agreed on a fee for the transfer of France youth international Wilson Odobert (18). The publication are now reporting that a full agreement has been reached and the forward is set to undergo his medical in the coming days.
Troyes, part of the City Group, struggled last season and were relegated to Ligue 2. However, despite the club’s struggles, Odobert thrived, scoring seven goals and registering two assists in all competitions. The Ligue 2 campaign got underway over the weekend, but Odobert didn’t feature as Troyes drew against Dunkerque. It is unlikely that he will feature for the club again as Foot Mercato have revealed that there is now a full agreement in place for Odobert’s transfer to Burnley. The France youth international will now undergo a medical ahead of his move to Vincent Kompany’s side. It has previously been reported that the deal is worth €11m.
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Vincent Kompany delivers verdict on Burnley’s final friendly & drops transfer window hint
The Clarets fell to a 3-0 defeat out in Germany, albeit the encounter was played out over 120 minutes, rather than the normal 90.
Kompany, however, was keen to emphasise his side more than matched their Bundesliga opponents for the first 90 minutes of the game.
“I think it’s really important to point out after 90 minutes it was 1-0 and we had a goal disallowed that was onside, so the fair result is probably 1-1 after 90 minutes,” he told Clarets+.
“We had four or five big chances, we went one-on-one with the goalkeeper but we didn’t punish them and we got punished, which summarises for me today.
“You’ve got to create those chances and for integrating new players, we saw some very interesting things on an individual level.
“In terms of the collective, it’s no different to last season. We’re going to have to work, work and work to get the cohesion and grow as a group.”
Kompany added: “We needed a little bit of a top-up fitness-wise, especially the new players who have come at different levels – which is normal. They’ve come from different places with different ways of building up physically.
“But in the bits they’ve done today, they’ve shown improvement from what they did last week.
“If you look at (Luca) Koleosho, he definitely deserves a mention, (Zeki) Amdouni and Nathan Redmond in moments as well, so in terms of the lads we’ve brought in to improve the team, you can see it’s a matter of time.”
The Clarets now turn their full attention to next Friday’s Premier League opener, as the reigning champions Manchester City make the trip to Turf Moor.
When asked if his side are ready for their curtain raiser, Kompany replied: “The thing is, you’re never ready. If you ask every manager across the Premier League, they will probably say the same.
“Are we ready physically? Yes. Mentally? For sure. But in terms of what the team can become, we’ve got a solid month to still do something and we have the ambition to keep strengthening.”
