On deadline day, Burnley completed the signing of Mike Trésor from KRC Genk on a loan deal with an obligation to buy if certain set conditions were met.
Het Laatste Nieuws now state the purchase option for the 24-year-old’s transfer to Turf Moor was triggered automatically after he made five appearances for Burnley this season.
This will see the Jupiler Pro League side collect €18m from the winger’s permanent sale to the Clarets.
Vincent Kompany’s side have managed only one league win this season, against Luton Town, and the Belgium international was an unused substitute during that tie.
“Mike is making minutes in a new competition. The results must be better, but this is a new step for him. He has only just arrived. He likes life there. He recently moved into a house in Manchester, where most of Burnley’s players live,” he told HLN.
Trésor starred for Genk last season, managing eight goals and 24 assists, and this saw him labelled the ‘assist king’ in Belgium. He hasn’t managed to replicate that form at Burnley just yet.
Burnley fans may have to give the attacker some time to adapt to his new surroundings, before he starts to shine for them.
