Earlier this month, a story emerged in France that Burnley were fairly clear in their intent to sign Angelo Fulgini from Angers SCO.
It was reported the Clarets were ‘ready to put €15m on the table’ for the former France U21 international, wanting a repeat of the good deal they pulled off when bringing Maxwel Cornet from Lyon.
Foot Mercato, who were the ones who revealed the news, claimed Angers would ‘look favourably’ on a bid of that amount, and that’s since been confirmed by the Ligue 1 side’s president.
Speaking to Ouest-France at the weekend, Saïd Chabane was asked a number of questions about his current squad, including whether Fulgini had an exit pass.
The answer? In short, yes.
He said: “He’s working on the pitch. There’s interest from a certain number of clubs, but there’s nothing concrete for now. My position hasn’t changed for him. We are asking for the same amount (€15m)”.
The fee seems to have been added by Ouest-France, although it seems fairly clear that’s what Angers are expecting, and with Burnley seemingly prepared to offer that in January to help them climb out of the relegation zone, this could be a fairly straightforward deal for all involved.
