Neil Warnock has picked Dan Burn in his “dream” Premier League XI alongside Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. Eyebrows were raised when Newcastle United stumped up £13million to lure Burn - a former academy product - back to his boyhood club in January.
Failed attempts to sign Sven Botman and Diego Carlos forced the Magpies to change tack to solve their centre-back crisis. However, signing the 6ft 7in Geordie proved to be a masterstroke as United charged up the table in the second half of the campaign - keeping six clean sheets in the process.
Burn’s arrival draws comparisons to Kevin Keegan signing Brian “Killer” Kilcline in 1992 for stabilising a side that has ambitious long-term goals. The former Brighton defender forged a formidable partnership with Fabian Schar at the heart of defence to lay the foundations for Newcastle’s impressive turnaround.
