Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has said he is going to build Burnley’s season around Luca Koleosho after his impressive starts to life in the Premier League.
The 19-year-old made the move to Turf Moor in the summer, signing from Espanyol in Spain, and has started all three of the Clarets’ league games so far.
Kompany is now hoping that the Italy Under-20 international will continue his fine form, saying they haven’t forced his good start.
“We didn’t force it, there was no reason for us to put him ahead of anyone else other than his performances in training and in games,” Kompany told the Burnley Express.
“The exciting thing is he’s only just turned 19. We’re not going to build our season around a 19-year-old player but if he’s performing like he is we’re not going to take him off his momentum as well.”
Vincent Kompany on Lyle Foster
Kompany also said he has been pleased with Lyle Foster’s start to life in the Premier League, already scoring more than he did in the second half of last season in the Championship. Kompany has already expressed the potential he sees in his squad and he thinks there are more players that will start to show their abilities soon.
“That’s the reason why I mentioned it can be six days for some, or six months for others.
“I believe in the players we have, I really do. I believe with the time and opportunity they will perform to the level like Lyle has done. I think there’s more players like him in the squad.
“The hardest part is to get the timing of it right. That’s always the tricky bit. But I have no doubt the conclusion in years to come is that we’ve recruited some very, very good players.
“We’re lucky it’s a good group. We don’t have a lot of outside noise. We have a very loyal fanbase and a town that is behind the club and speaks with one voice. We’ve got people inside the club that are very calm and are hard working. It’s a healthy place.
“There’s not much room for players to escape either,” Kompany explained. “There’s not a lot of influence from agents or from the media that comes to Burnley training ground to shoot the players down. It’s a really good environment to progress and develop.
“We know what success would be this season, but there’s an idea that goes much further than that and we can do the next step of the plan.”