£4million man’s future remains uncertain after Sunderland and Birmingham transfer links
Scott Twine’s future remains unclear following links with multiple Championship clubs.
The 25-year-old has two years left on his contract at Burnley, following loan spells at Hull and Bristol City last season. Sunderland were one of the teams credited with interest in the playmaker earlier this summer, along with Birmingham, who were relegated to League One last term.
According to journalist Alan Nixon, nobody has ‘made the right offer’ for Twine this summer, after previously claiming the player is likely to be sold. Burnley were relegated to the Championship last season and have named Scott Parker as their new head coach, following Vincent Kompany’s move to Bayern Munich.
Twine signed for Burnley in 2022 for a reported fee of £4million but has made just 18 senior appearances for the Clarets, amid two loan spells elsewhere. He scored four goals in 25 league appearances for Hull, before making 10 appearances for Bristol City in the second half of the last campaign.
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Ex-Preston North End, Sunderland and Bradford City star ‘devastated’ as Gareth Southgate stance set out
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was despondent after Sunday’s loss to Spain – but hopes to see manager Gareth Southgate stay on.
The Three Lions were beaten 1-2 in the Euro 2024 final, with Mikel Oyarzabal netting the 86th minute winner for Luis de la Fuente’s team. Pickford made some important saves on the night, but ultimately suffered defeat in a consecutive Euro final. Post-match, the former Preston North End loan man was extremely and understandably, dejected.
“I don’t think we played our best football in the first half, then we conceded early in the second half,” Pickford told ITV. “We got the goal back and we were dominant, then they’ve just given us the sucker-punch towards the end. I am just devastated. I think we were all fresh and ready to go. They are the moments and games that can make you a hero – and to get to a final, we’ve got to be proud.
“But we’re also absolutely devastated – as players and England – not to get over the line. I am gutted for my family, who’ve been on the journey with me since I was a kid. We’ve got to be proud of what we’ve tried to achieve. We’ve fallen short again. Two massive negatives, to get beat by Italy on penalties and for them to score in the 86th minute tonight – it has taken the soul out of me to be honest. I’ve no more words really. I’ve given it my all; I think we’ve all given it our all.
“We’ve just not managed to get over the line. We’ve had a fantastic journey and hopefully he stays on, because he’s been the best England manager – looking at the history. To get in two finals, one semi and one quarter, in four majors in a row, is a great achievement. But, to not list that trophy at the end is a massive sucker-punch for us. That’s all we ever want as a team and we’ve not managed to do it. We are devastated.”
