{"id":1158579,"date":"2026-08-20T02:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1158579\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T02:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:42:19","slug":"burnley-make-move-for-sheff-utd-and-southampton-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1158579\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnley Make Move For Sheff Utd And Southampton Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"> Harry Trump\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-quote\" style=\"display: block; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin: 30px 0px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">Burnley have decided to make their move in the race for <a style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/southampton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southampton<\/a> and <a style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/sheffield-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sheffield United<\/a> target Anel Ahmedhodzic, with the Clarets lodging an opening bid to lure the defender.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old amassed 114 appearances during his three-year spell at Bramall Lane, contributing 15 goal involvements along the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, the Bosnian bid farewell to the Blades and made the switch to Feyenoord on a contract running until 2029, with Sheffield United receiving around \u20ac7m for his departure.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/logo-if-man.png\" alt=\"Inside Futbol\" class=\"if-preferred-source__logo\"\/><br \/>\n        Enjoying this story?<\/p>\n<p class=\"if-preferred-source__copy\">&#13;<br \/>\n        Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google.&#13;\n      <\/p>\n<p>    <a id=\"preferred-source-button\" class=\"if-preferred-source__button\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=insidefutbol.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-label=\"Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google\">&#13;<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google_ps_badge_dark_en@2x.png\" alt=\"Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"if-preferred-source__badge\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahmedhodzic subsequently made no secret of his view that the <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2025\/09\/18\/star-makes-pretty-cheap-admission-on-sheffield-united-sale-fee\/694883\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dutch giants had secured his services for a bargain fee.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The centre-back settled into regular action during his debut season with Feyenoord, although an injury ruled him out during the closing stretch of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Southampton_Tonda_Eckert2_620_ofg.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just a year after leaving England, the Bosnian could now be poised for a return this summer, with <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/championship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Championship<\/a> clubs lining up for his signature.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Blades are keen to engineer a reunion at Bramall Lane, while Southampton are also \u2018keeping an eye on\u2019 the defender\u2019s situation, with the Clarets having entered the picture as another interested club.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<tr> Team Year Points <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">Reading (C)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2005\u201306<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">Sunderland (C)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">1998-99<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">Newcastle United (C)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2009\u201310<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">Leicester City (C)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2013\u201314<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">Fulham (C)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2000\u201301<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">Burnley (C)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">2022\u201323<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:2px solid #ddd; padding:12px; background-color:#fec368;\">101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>   Top six most points total in Championship (from 1992-93);<br \/>(C) Champions <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Burnley have now stepped up their pursuit, \u2018officially contacting\u2019 Feyenoord regarding a potential deal for Ahmedhodzic, according to Dutch outlet <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fr12.nl\/transfernieuws\/burnley-meldt-zich-officieel-en-doet-openingsbod-op-ahmedhodzic?twit=63\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FR12.nl.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Clarets have also put an opening proposal on the table for the Rotterdam giants to consider, although the amount of the bid is not known.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Burnley_Nicky_Hayen_620_ofg.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whether the Dutch outfit are prepared to part ways with the Bosnian is unclear, while Ahmedhodzic\u2019s own view has yet to come to light.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Burnley making their intentions clear over Ahmedhodzic, Southampton and Sheffield United may need to sharpen their interest if they are to prevent the Clarets from gaining the upper hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although the Bosnian featured in Feyenoord\u2019s pre-season preparations, he has yet to appear in their new Eredivisie campaign, leaving the door open to a Championship return before the window closes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His familiarity with the Championship could make his experience valuable to the English sides, with the picture surrounding Ahmedhodzic likely to become clearer soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chris Wilder has recently insisted that <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/08\/14\/still-attractive-chris-wilder-backs-pull-of-sheffield-united\/723486\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bramall Lane remains an attractive proposition for players<\/a>, with the Blades looking to entice Ahmedhodzic into a second spell.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harry Trump\/Getty Images \u00a0 Burnley have decided to make their move in the race for Southampton and Sheffield&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1158580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8817],"tags":[4234,748,9029,393,108436,4884,1620,16,15],"class_list":["post-1158579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sheffield","tag-anel-ahmedhodzic","tag-britain","tag-burnley","tag-england","tag-feyenoord","tag-great-britain","tag-sheffield","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1158579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1158580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1158579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1158579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1158579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}