PSV REJECT BURNLEY’S NEW €20M PROPOSAL FOR JOHAN BAKAYOKO
According to Fabrizio Romano, PSV Eindhoven have rejected Burnley’s latest offer for Johan Bakayoko. On Thursday evening, Burnley made a second offer worth €20m for the Belgian winger. PSV have quickly responded by rejecting the offer, as they’re not looking to sell Bakayoko this summer. Other clubs including Napoli and Liverpool are currently keeping tabs on the 20-year-old.
Johan Bakayoko featured 39 times in all competitions last season as PSV finished second in the Eredivisie and lifted the KNVB Cup. The academy graduate scored nine goals and provided six assists. Already, Bakayoko has kicked off the new campaign in superb style. The four-time Belgium international provided two assists in his side’s 4-1 victory over Sturm Graz in their Champions League qualification match two weeks ago. He also played for in PSV’s 2-0 victory over Utrecht and 3-1 win over Vitesse. Unsurprisingly, his fantastic form has attracted interest from several sides. Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is one of the winger’s biggest admirers.
Last month, Johan Bakayoko’s management confirmed to Voetbal International that the player is happy at PSV and wants to play and develop each week under Peter Bosz. However, a move to the Premier League definitely wouldn’t be something the player would avoid. There will certainly be plenty of competition to sign Bakayoko before the transfer window shuts. However, a high price will be required to make a move happen.
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Referee at heart of Man Utd VAR storm in charge of Aston Villa clash
Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamLive as referee Michael Salisbury is set to return to Premier League action this weekend
One of the referees at the heart of a VAR storm during Manchester United’s win over Wolves at the beginning of the season will be in charge of Aston Villa’s trip to Burnley on Sunday.
The Red Devils beat Gary O’Neil’s side 1-0 at Old Trafford on Monday, August 14 but were fortunate not to concede a late penalty after United goalkeeper Andre Onana appeared to foul Wolves Sasa Kalajdzic in the host’s penalty area.
On-field referee Simon Hooper opted not to award a spot-kick and despite a lengthy VAR check by Michael Salisbury, the decision was not overturned, leading to public outrage amongst fans and pundits.
Both Hooper and Salisbury were stood down for the second round of Premier League fixtures last weekend in the wake of their apparent mistake at Old Trafford.
But Salisbury is now set to return as a fourth official for Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest on Saturday before refereeing Villa’s trip to the Clarets a day later.
Unai Emery’s side will be looking to pick up their first Premier League away win of the season after losing 5-1 at Newcastle in their opening game. They face a Burnley team who were beaten 3-0 in their first fixture of the new campaign and did not play last weekend after their game at Luton was postponed due to stadium works taking place at the Hatters’ ground.
