Burnley have no qualms about meeting Feyenoord’s £17 million asking price for Eredivisie winner Quilindschy Hartman as Vincent Kompany’s side look to beat Premier League rivals West Ham United to the left-back.
With frustration growing over a lack of transfer market activity at the London Stadium, the last thing West Ham supporters needed was to hear – from the uber-reliable Fabrizio Romano – that Ajax had hi-jacked David Moyes’ deal for Manchester City whizzkid Celso Borges.
After failing with bids for Connor Gallagher, Joao Palhinha, James Ward-Prowse and co, and with Borges now on his way to Amsterdam, the wait for West Ham’s first signing of the window goes on.
Quilindschy Hartman is unlikely to answer those prayers either
Burnley lead West Ham in Quilindschy Hartman race
According to the Rotterdam-based publication 1908, Burnley are currently leading their claret-and-blue cousins in the race for Feyenoord’s 21-year-old left-back. The Eredivisie champions had hoped that, by demanding £17 million, they would send Hartman’s suitors running for the hills
No such luck. It just so happens that Burnley, per 1908, were planning to offer a fee in a similar region for the tattooed wideman.
The Clarets want a new left-back after struggling to agree a deal for Ian Maatsen.
Maatsen shone on loan under Vincent Kompany as Burnley stormed to the Championship title in 2021/22 but appears to have a part to play at parent club Chelsea after impressing Mauricio Pochettino in pre-season.
“He has capacity to play in different areas and we can use in different positions. His performance did not change (depending on where he played). That is what makes us very pleased,” Pochettino says of Maatsen, via Lancs Live.
1908 add that, while Feyenoord remain confident of keeping academy graduate Hartman, the Dutch U21 international is yet to agree fresh terms at De Kuip.
West Ham, meanwhile, appear unlikely to step up their interest until there is some clarity on the future of Aaron Cresswell. The veteran full-back has been in talks with Wolves but a potential move to Molineux appears to have stalled of late.
