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title: "Burnley: Clarets among favourites to sign Teemu Pukki"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
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published: "2020-08-03T11:10:25Z"
modified: "2020-08-03T11:10:25Z"
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# Burnley: Clarets among favourites to sign Teemu Pukki

**Burnley are reportedly among the favourites to sign Norwich City striker [Teemu Pukki](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premier/celtic/total-duds-teemu-pukki-learned-some-harsh-lessons-about-scottish-football-during-his-year-at-celtic/) in the summer transfer window.**

According to [Lancashire Live](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-sancho-fee-117m-18700811), the Clarets are second favourites with some bookmakers to lure the [80-cap Finland international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/teemu-pukki/nationalmannschaft/spieler/46972/verein_id/3443) from Carrow Road following the Canaries’ relegation from the Premier League, with Besiktas currently touted as the front-runners for his signature.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Pukki found the net 11 times for Norwich in their dismal Premier League campaign, although six of those came in the first five matches of the season, including a hat-trick against Newcastle. The 30-year-old netted just twice since New Year’s Day, with both of those goals coming in January. \[via [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/teemu-pukki/leistungsdaten/spieler/46972)\]

His subsequent struggles in front of goal mirrored those of the Canaries in general – in the [14 league games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/spielplan/verein/1123) that Norwich played since the start of February, they scored the grand total of [two goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/spielplan/verein/1123). Meanwhile, in eight league games after the season restarted in mid-June, the Finland striker managed just six shots in total (as per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/25028/MatchStatistics/Teemu-Pukki)).

Pukki’s season haul of 11 goals in all competitions was matched by Jay Rodriguez at Burnley and three fewer than Chris Wood. The other two senior centre-forwards at Turf Moor, Ashley Barnes and Matej Vydra, struck eight goals between them in 2019/20. \[via [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-burnley/leistungsdaten/verein/1132)\]

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Burnley already have a decent selection of potent striking options and therefore aren’t in great need of reinforcement in this department, while they certainly don’t need to invest in a 30-year-old and out of form Pukki.

Furthermore, there are other positions in Sean Dyche’s squad which require more urgent attention – they only have [three natural wingers](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-burnley/kadernachposition/verein/1132), while neither of the two goalkeeping backups to [Chelsea transfer target](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/12293181/chelsea-pope-burnley-dyche-50m/) Nick Pope [played for the Clarets in 2019/20](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-burnley/leistungsdaten/verein/1132).

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Burnley will likely need to be more frugal and clever than before in what is set to be a [constrained financial climate](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/11/premier-league-clubs-set-for-500m-collective-loss-due-to-coronavirus) in the transfer window, so the purchase of Pukki would make very little sense.

***Burnley fans, are you surprised that the Clarets are considered among the favourites for Pukki? Share your views in the comments section below!***