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Burnley express interest in Lamine Kone as Sunderland look to free up transfer funds for promotion push

Daily Mail | July 8, 2017

Related Topics: Sunderland A.F.C., Ivory Coast, Simon Grayson, Burnley F.C.

Burnley have made an enquiry for Sunderland centre-back Lamine Kone.

The 28-year-old Ivory Coast international is available as he wants to play in the top flight and manager Simon Grayson will sell to help boost his transfer funds.

Kone had interest from Everton, Crystal Palace, West Ham and West Bromwich Albion last year before signing a new contract worth around £60,000 a week.

Lamine Kone is a transfer target for Burnley following Sunderland's relegation last season
Lamine Kone is a transfer target for Burnley following Sunderland's relegation last season
Kone is currently on pre-season duty with the Black Cats in Austria ahead of the new campaign
Kone is currently on pre-season duty with the Black Cats in Austria ahead of the new campaign

Kone has struggled to replicate his form this season after helping Sunderland avoid relegation last year but Clarets manager Sean Dyche remains an admirer of the Ivory Coast international.

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