At one point in the summer transfer window, Burnley were doing their best to sign Dodi Lukebakio from Hertha BSC to bolster their attack.
The forward was available for a transfer, and Vincent Kompany, a Belgian himself, wanted to continue to build his Clarets squad with players he knew to avoid relegation from the Premier League after a sensational promotion.
Lukebakio was targeted, but the 25-year-old signed for Sevilla in Spain despite the interest from Burnley; a decision he explained in an interview with Marca on Tuesday.
While Sevilla may not have had the best season in La Liga during the 2022-23 campaign, they more than made up for it in the Europa League, winning the competition in a heated final against José Mourinho’s AS Roma.
He replied: “Because they showed interest, so when a club like Sevilla show interest, of course you have to listen. We then talked a lot. You don’t have to think that much because they are a top club and that’s what I want, to play to show myself, to improve as a young player. It wasn’t difficult to choose Sevilla.
“When we talked, I was watching a lot of videos on YouTube, for example when they won the last Europa League, and I also saw that the situation wasn’t easy last year, especially in the first part of the season. There was also interest in January, and I have been following Sevilla. Not everything, but I know a lot of things about Sevilla. I watch a lot of football.”
Since his move, and decision to turn down Burnley, Lukebakio has only had the chance to make one 29 minute cameo for Sevilla, which he made the most of by scoring the winner in a 1-0 win over Las Palmas.
