Burnley have made a £9 million bid for Sunderland winger Jack Clarke.
That’s according to Sky Sports’ Keith Downie, who has reported that the club are yet to respond to Burnley’s third bid for the player.
Clarke enjoyed a sensational season on Wearside, bagging nine goals and 12 assists as Sunderland reached the play-offs.
The 22-year-old has attracted plenty of interest and various reports claimed Burnley have already had two bids turned down for his services – including an initial £7m offer at the start of June.
While Sunderland definitely don’t want to lose their star man, they reportedly value him at around £15m and could potentially be tempted be a huge bid.
With the Clarets yet to surpass the £10m mark, it would come as a huge surprise if they were to meat the Black Cats’ valuation this summer.
Clarke signed a four-year deal when he moved to Wearside from Tottenham Hotspur permanently last summer and the Sunderland Echo have claimed he is ‘happy’ to remain at the club beyond this summer.
How much should Sunderland sell Jack Clarke for?
Jack Clarke was easily one of Sunderland’s most important players last season as they reached the Championship play-offs and a majority of fans will be desperate to keep hold of him.
The 22-year-old is loved by all up here, with Tony Mowbray labelling him a ‘wonderful talent’ after signing him permanently.
However, while Burnley’s opening bids have been way short of his valuation, it would surely get to a point where the club would have to consider offloading him.
Tony Mowbray’s side seem to value him at around £15m, but I probably wouldn’t let him leave for any less than £20m.
The winger is a key asset at Sunderland and will be very important in our plans going forward, while his transfer value needs to line up with the current market.
Brentford’s Keane Lewis-Potter moved to the Premier League from Hull City for £16m last year, with the forward picking up six less goal contributions than Clarke.
Burnley will need to cough up plenty more cash if they are to lure the Leeds United academy product to the North West.