“I’m a big fan but we’ve got far too many wingers at the minute, we need to get rid of wingers as it is, not bring more in”- Burnley warned against pursuing loan signing of Crystal Palace winger as pundit says club has too many wingers at the moment

Burnley are among a range of Championship clubs reportedly pursuing a loan deal for Crystal Palace’s highly-rated prospect Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, although a deal may not stack up given the number of wingers at Scott Parker’s disposal.

According to a recent update from Sky Sports News, the Clarets are in a three-way second-tier race for Rak-Sakyi’s services with Sheffield United and Leeds United – both of whom could well prove potential promotion rivals in the upcoming 2024/25 Championship campaign.

The reveal adds that newly-promoted Premier League side Southampton remain locked in negotiations pertaining to a permanent deal either now or next summer, while Anderlecht are reported to be interested alongside Lyon, who share the same part-owner as the Eagles in the form of John Textor.

Rak-Sakyi looks set to leave Selhurst Park this summer, having been kept around the fringes of the first-team squad last season after enjoying a fruitful 2022/23 loan spell with Charlton Athletic in League One.

Burnley warned against signing Crystal Palace winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

Despite lauding Rak-Sakyi’s talents, Football League World’s Burnley fan pundit Ben Livingstone believes the club should opt against brokering a deal for the forward given their abundance of current options in wide areas.

“I’m a big fan of Rak-Sakyi but I think we’ve got far too many wingers and it’s going to be hard to see him coming unless there are some serious outgoings,” Ben told FLW.

“I’m a big fan of him though, I really really like him. To be honest, I thought he’d be around Palace’s first-team this season but they obviously want to give him a year in the Championship to see what he can do there rather than making the jump from Charlton.

“He was fantastic at Charlton – a top, top player. I’d like to see him come but I just don’t think he’d get the game time to warrant him being worthwhile coming.

“Some other big sides in the Championship are after him so he’s not going to be short of options, I’m surprised Palace aren’t keeping him.

“There’s far too many wingers at the minute, we need to get rid of wingers as it is, not bring more in.”