Albert Sambi Lokonga is a target for Burnley this summer, with the promoted Premier League club interested in a loan move for the coming campaign.

The Daily Mail report that Burnley are interested in Albert Sambi Lokonga this summer, with the Gunners willing to consider another loan for the Belgian midfielder.

Sevilla were also interested in Lokonga going into the summer, but that was before sporting director Monchi left for Aston Villa. It’s not clear how that departure might have affected their interest.

In May, the suggestion was that Arsenal were considering a permanent sale for Lokonga.

But if Sevilla are no longer in the race, perhaps a loan makes more sense, as the Gunners would struggle to get value out of a one-horse race from Burnley.

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany rates Lokonga highly from their time together at Anderlecht.

Arsenal signed Lokonga from Anderlecht for around £15m plus add-ons in 2021, and he made a relatively bright start to life with the club.

But after largely dropping out of Mikel Arteta’s team in the second half of 2021/22, and failing to see much of a change in the first half of the current campaign, the midfielder went out on loan to Crystal Palace.

Lokonga had a mixed time out on loan, initially playing a regular role in the Palace side before dropping back to the bench in the final couple of months.

In all, the Belgian international made nine appearances for Palace following his move on January 31st.

To be fair to him, his chances at the club weren’t helped by the departure of the manager who brought him in – Patrick Vieira.

Arsenal are pushing for midfield signings in the current window, with plenty of high-profile players linked with a move.

So despite reports of potential departures for the likes of Granit Xhaka, the pathway to minutes under Arteta seems to be congested.