…Where will Patson Daka end up?
By MICHAEL MIYOBA
THE transfer window comes to a close today with a number of clubs expected to finalise the signing of new players before midnight.
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While many clubs use the deadline day to beef up their squads, many Zambians will follow the deadline day with so much enthusiasm as they hope to see top striker Patson Daka move away from Leicester City.
Since the transfer window opened, Daka has been linked with a number of clubs, among them, Premier League outfits in FC Bournemouth, Everton and Italian giants FC Roma.
Daka, who has been named in the Chipolopolo squad set to regroup on September 4 for the AFCON qualifier against Comoros has also been linked with a move to Premier League side Burnley who are the latest to be linked with an interest in the Zambian ahead of today’s transfer deadline.
Daka has found game time hard to come by so far this season. The Zambian was included on the bench for the first two games of the campaign against Coventry City and Burton Albion, but has since been left out of the squad for the last three fixtures.
After Bournemouth’s interest in Daka diminished, Burnley are reported to have submitted a bid for the former Red Bull Salzburg striker who made 36 appearances in all competitions last season, scoring four goals and providing four assists, but most of the appearances came from the bench.
Daka has had competition from club legend, Jamie Vardy and Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho for the one striker position available in City’s starting line up and has made no appearance in City’s last five games in the Championship.
After Leicester City coach Enzo Maresca signed eight new players, the latest being the promising 19-year-old Ghanaian striker Abdul Fatawu who has joined on a season-long loan from Sporting Lisbon, there seem to be no future for Daka at the King Power Stadium.
With less than 24 hours remaining before the transfer window closes, it remains uncertain where the 2017 young African footballer of the year will end up.
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