Burnley fighting in the Premier League
Former Burnley goalkeeper Paul Robinson views the club's signing of Wout Weghorst as great business. They received £25 million for the 30 year old, which is seen as a good deal for Burnley. What the future holds for the club is unsure, as they are at the foot of the premier league and struggling to gain higher rankings within it.
The 29-year-old striker made the move to Turf Moor on deadline day, putting pen-to-paper on a three-and-a-half year contract at Turf Moor. Burnley paid an initial fee of £12m - less than half of the money they received for Chris Wood from Newcastle United. He made his goalless premier league debut on Saturday.
Weghorst arrives in the Premier League looking to replicate his goal scoring form in his past club. Robinson, who is usually regardedor heard providing analysis in the media these days, feels the Clarets came out of the January window with a stronger strike-force on Mike Garlick team.
Many Burnley Football fans have been upset about the 0-0 draw against Watford on Saturday. Watford are still without a win since consigning Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to the sack in mid-November, and came into this game with 14 defeats from 20 outings. The last team to survive in the Premier League with a record like that was Southampton. This was nearly 30 years ago. Commenting on the Watford match, Wout said:
''It was a great experience for me. The first time here in the stadium with the fans in the Premier League and I loved it. The most important thing missing though was the three points. We had opportunities [ but it wasn’t enough.''
Burnley FC have two big games lined up in the coming week, with the Premier League's top guns, Manchester United and Liverpool. If their performance against Watford is anything to go by, it may not result in victory for the Clarets, who need to up their game to compete against the big names in the league.
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