Burnley player set to miss out on international match – Illness rules him out

Burnley winger Luca Koleosho is set to miss out on Italy’s next U-21 game, according to local reports.

Sport Mediaset writes that due to a ‘flu syndrome’, the player hasn’t even arrived at the national team camp.

The Burnley player is then expected to be unavailable for the match against Norway, which is only taking place next Tuesday.

Even though that sounds like enough time to recover from a virus, several outlets now take his absence as a sign that he’s missing out on that match.

Following a €3m move from Espanyol this summer, Koleosho took part in all of Burnley’s games in the Premier League this season, having one goal in eight appearances so far.

His international career has been a little confusing, as he’s been through the youth ranks of Italy, United States and Canada in the last few years.

He even stayed on the bench in a couple of friendlies that Canada played last year, but seems to have been attracted by the chance to play for Italy’s U-21. So it’s unlucky that he got the flu right before that opportunity.