Premier League revenants Burnley have signed Swiss international striker Mohamed Zeki Amdouni on a five-year contract. The Clarets paid around $21 million to secure the attacker from FC Basel.Amdouni had a breakout season as he starred in the Europa Conference League, in which Basel reached the semi-finals and were narrowly beaten by Fiorentina. He was the competition’s top goalscorer with seven strikes, and has added 12 goals in the Swiss Super League.Zeki Amdouni🇨🇭- 22/23 Goals & Assists Compilation pic.twitter.com/xP8pUowYV0— Next Up Ballers (@NextUpBallers) July 17, 2023 The Geneva-born player has a Tunisian mother and a Turkish father, which led to him appearing briefly for the Turkish Under-21 national team. However, he switched back to his birth country, which proved a good decision. Zeki went on to represent the Swiss U21s last month in the UEFA U21 European Championship, where he scored in the quarter-finals against Spain.##NAJAVA_MECA_7381335##Burnley announced Zeki’s arrival with a strange video inspired by the long-running British children’s TV show Teletubbies. Top marks for effort, but also.. what the hell, guys? Anyway, manager Vincent Kompany is delighted to add such a forward to his team.”Zeki is such a goal threat. The way he can play the final pass creates so many assists, and thanks to the amount of work he puts in on the pitch – he scores plenty himself. He’s a very intelligent footballer, technically gifted and with a great work ethic. He works really hard. We’re looking forward to working with him. He’s a big talent.”Eh-oh! 👋 pic.twitter.com/mPOHp7fmpe— Burnley FC 🏆 (@BurnleyOfficial) July 19, 2023 The man of the hour was delighted to become the Clarets’ third signing of the transfer window, following the arrivals of Dara O’Shea from WBA and Lawrence Vigouroux from Leyton Orient.”I’m very happy to be here, and I’m excited to start. The last two months were very important to me; I spoke to the coach, and he really wanted me. Also, I really wanted to work with him, for me that’s the most important. For my career, to choose a good club, where the coach wants you is important to me. I know the Premier League is best league in the world. It’s not easy for sure but I am confident with the coach, and the staff, I can do good things here.”
