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Burnley launch bid to sign Jack Hendry from Bruges and agree deal with Cercle Brugge for Vitinho

  /  autty

Burnley have made a bid for Scotland centre-back Jack Hendry at Bruges and have agreed a deal with their neighbours Cercle Brugge for Brazilian right-back Vitinho.

Clarets boss Vincent Kompany, who saw plenty of both Bruges clubs whilst manager of Anderlecht last season, is keen to strengthen his squad after losing several players to top flight sides since Burnley's relegation to the Championship.

Having already waved farewell to James Tarkowski, Ben Mee and Nathan Collins at centre-half, Kompany hopes to lure 27-year-old Hendry to Turf Moor after an impressive campaign with the Belgian champions.

The former Celtic defender made 38 appearances in all competitions at Bruges and captained the side during five of the first six fixtures of the Pro League season.

Hendry has secured 17 caps for Scotland and scored two international goals since making his debut in March 2018.

Meanwhile, 23-year-old Vitinho underwent a medical on Wednesday.

The full-back is bidding to become Burnley's seventh permanent signing of the summer. The Clarets have also managed to lure Manchester City's Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Chelsea's Ian Maatsen on loan.

Burnley travel to Huddersfield for the Championship curtain raiser on Friday, as they bid to make an immediate return to the Premier League this campaign.

The Lancashire club has experienced a mixed bag of results in pre-season, with wins against Rochdale and Shrewsbury sandwiching a 3-0 defeat by Wolves.

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