Official: Lazio Sell Young French Winger Loum Tchaouna to Burnley | OneFootball

Lazio winger Loum Tchaouna has officially completed his transfer to newly-promoted Premier League club Burnley.

The Background

While the Biancocelesti are prevented from making any signings this summer due to their unbalanced accounts, they can still sell players. Club president Claudio Lotito reiterated the club’s desire to keep their top stars, but also to trim the squad by offloading players deemed surplus to requirements.

Loum Tchaouna Failed to Impress at Lazio

After an underwhelming season at Formello, Tchaouna fell into the second category. The 21-year-old only managed to score two goals and create one assist across all competitions. Hence, he only acted as an understudy for Gustav Isaksen and was rarely seen on the pitch in the final fixtures.

Burnley Complete the Signing of Tchaouna

In the last couple of weeks, Burnley emerged as the leading candidate to sign the Frenchman. Lazio have now confirmed the transfer in an official note posted on the club’s website.

The Figures

While the official announcement didn’t disclose any figures, Lotito had mentioned that the deal is worth circa €15 million. The Clarets will likely pay a fixed fee of €14 million in addition to bonuses that could reach a maximum of €3 million. Tchaouna will meet his former teammates on August 9 when Burnley host Lazio in a pre-season friendly at Turf Moor.