Sell Amdouni and buy Ings? Fans on transferspublished at 13:03
13:03
As the transfer window is now open again until 1 September, we asked you to tell us one player you want Burnley to sign, and a player you want to be sold this summer.
Here are some of your comments:
Peter: There's quite a few we could sell. Top of the list would be Zeki Amdouni and Lyle Foster as neither are good enough for the Premier League. As for buying, any reasonably good striker as that should be the main priority!
Zion: We need to sign a striker and a midfielder - somebody like Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Also, some new centre-backs are needed because we are probably going to lose Maxime Esteve and we have already lost CJ Egan-Riley.
Sam: Egan-Riley is a big loss to a back five that achieved so much as a unit last year. I'm concerned about the disruptive effect of players returning from exile who were 'too good' to play in the Championship (Amdouni, Ekdal). We obviously need a striker and the Danny Ings link should be explored. Honestly, I'd be happy if we put up a fight but come back down because the Championship years are much more interesting and exciting.
Jubilicious: Sell Mike Tresor as he won't play this season. Buy anyone who doesn't want stupidly high wages.
Wednesday is fixtures day!published at 19:14 16 June
19:14 16 June
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No sooner does the season finish and we start looking forward to key dates for the next campaign - and that will be a lot easier to do on Wednesday when the Premier League fixtures are released.
That's right, that special day in the calendar is almost here already. The day when you'll learn details of derby fixtures, Christmas opponents and end-of-season run-ins.
This page will bring you all the fixtures when they drop at 09:00 BST on Wednesday and we'll be giving you the chance to have your say on how things look.
The new campaign kicks off on the weekend of Saturday, 16 August and it will conclude on Sunday, 24 May 2026, when all 10 games will take place at the same time.
Transfer window open - name a sale and purchasepublished at 11:23 16 June
11:23 16 June
The transfer window is open again for summer business to be conducted.
Clubs can now strike deals until the deadline at 19:00 BST on 1 September.
So if you can sell one player who is it? And if you can buy one player only, who gets the nod?
Give us reasons for your choice but remember, in this instance it's a strict one player leaving and one coming in.
Egan-Riley rejects Clarets contract offerpublished at 19:25 11 June
19:25 11 June
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Burnley defender CJ Egan-Riley has turned down a contract offer to pursue a move to France.
The 22-year-old had been offered a "significant long-term contract" by the Clarets but the club confirmed they have been informed by the representatives of Egan-Riley that it has now been formally rejected.
The England Under-21 international played 41 times in the Championship last season and was part of the record-breaking defence that helped secure Burnley promotion back to the Premier League.
Clarets boss Scott Parker had previously been hopeful of keeping Egan-Riley at the club going into the new campaign.
Speaking in April, Parker said: "I am confident. I know both the players [Egan-Riley and Josh Brownhill] have loved this year and been vital to what we've done.
"Obviously you never know, but hopefully we can get to a point where we'll have a bit of clarity on that."
In a statement on Wednesday, Burnley said: "The club remains focused on strengthening the squad as we look ahead to the forthcoming Premier League season and further announcements will be made in due course."
Gossip: Newcastle come in for Traffordpublished at 08:03 11 June
Lions up, Watford down? The 2025 Championship tablepublished at 12:37 10 June
12:37 10 June
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Watford are getting relegated, Plymouth are staying up, Millwall are in the play-offs and Portsmouth are also battling for a top-six spot.
Does something sound a bit off? Well, that's what would have happened if the Championship season started on 1 January.
Here's a look at the 2025 calendar year table, showing who the form sides were in the second half of the season and who went into freefall.
Perhaps the most notable difference between the actual final top six and the 2025 version is that Millwall would be in the play-offs and Premier League-bound Sunderland would not.
Burnley and Leeds still comfortably occupy the automatic promotion spots, albeit the Clarets would be unbeaten at the top of the pile with the Whites in second.
Coventry improved significantly after Frank Lampard replaced Mark Robins and are third over the course of the year.
The Sky Blues would instead be pitted against Bristol City in the play-off semi-final as opposed to Sunderland. Who knows what difference that would have made to their promotion bid...
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Portsmouth - who spent much of the season battling relegation and only secured their Championship safety with two games to spare - are seventh and just one point outside a play-off spot.
Pompey sit above Sunderland, who lost their final five games of the season and are down in eighth.
The data perhaps shows just how long Regis Le Bris' side effectively had a play-off spot sewn up before their victory at Wembley against Sheffield United to claim promotion.
Relegation battlers Oxford find themselves seven places higher than where they actually finished in the 2024-25 campaign (17th), reflecting the good work done by Gary Rowett after he took over as boss from Des Buckingham.
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Plymouth would have survived comfortably had the season begun in January 2025, showing a significant uptick after Miron Muslic replaced Wayne Rooney at the helm.
Middlesbrough tailed off significantly in the second half of the season, underpinning why they missed out on the play-offs. It was a drop off that ultimately cost Michael Carrick his job as head coach.
Norwich City conceded more goals (32) than any other side in 2025, which counteracted the hard work they'd done at the other end, having been the fourth top scorers (31) since the turn of the year.
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Watford had a disappointing 2025, winning just five of their 23 games and losing 13 to finish bottom of the calendar year table.
The Hornets had the joint-worst goal difference along with Cardiff (-10) and head coach Tom Cleverley was sacked following the end of the season.
Preston and Cardiff won the fewest games of any side in 2025 (4), which cost the Bluebirds their Championship status and almost led to the Lilywhites dropping into League One as they avoided relegation by one point.
Paul Heckingbottom's side would be down if only games this year were counted.
Luton and Derby scored the fewest goals in 2025 (19) and attacking output was an issue that plagued both sides throughout the entire campaign.
It had major consequences for the Hatters with back-to-back relegations, while the Rams survived by a point - and only on goal difference in the yearly table.
Data collated from Transfermarkt
Burnley 'need to do serious business' - fan views on deadline daypublished at 08:09 10 June
08:09 10 June
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We asked for your views on whether Burnley need to act urgently in the transfer market as the first of the two windows this summer closes on Tuesday.
Here are some of your comments:
William: We have a decent squad, some of the extremities can hopefully be sold; the likes of Mike Tresor, Michael Obafemi, Hannes Delcroix and Darko Churlinov. We have decent players returning from loan, such as the likes of Zeki Amdouni and Hjalmar Ekdal, who would be decent replacements for what might be the departing Josh Brownhill and CJ Egan-Riley.
I think our main two foci should be keeping what we have and signing a new striker. We got away with Brownhill being top scorer in the Championship, but it won't fly in the Premier League. The club needs to do serious business to get a, preferably proven, 20-goal-per season striker if they want to remain in the top flight next season.
Mark: We need to sign a striker before this window closes but don't know who. I know I don't want Jamie Vardy - he is past it now.
Ian: If we lose our central defensive partnership from last season - CJ Egan-Riley and Maxime Esteve - which is looking likely, we will struggle to get replacements good enough for the Premier League.
Follow transfer deadline daypublished at 08:02 10 June
08:02 10 June
Today is the first of two transfer deadline days this summer as the window shuts for seven days before reopening on 16 June.
In a change to the summer transfer window norm, it opened early to allow clubs involved in the Fifa Club World Cup 10 days to sign players for inclusion in the competition.
Whether it turns out to be a day of transfer action or a pretty quiet one for your club, you will be able to keep across it all on BBC Sport.
Gossip: Esteve reunion will cost Kompany £50mpublished at 07:00 10 June
07:00 10 June
Burnley have valued their 23-year-old French centre-back Maxime Esteve at £50m amid interest from Bayern Munich, who are managed by former Clarets boss Vincent Kompany. (Football Insider), external
🎧 Rise of American ownership in English footballpublished at 11:07 9 June
11:07 9 June
It is not just at the top of the Premier League where American ownership has a foothold in English football.
Twenty years on from the Glazer takeover of Manchester United, one third of the 72 EFL clubs now have either majority or minority US backers.
In a special episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, Kelly Cates is joined by a group of experts to investigate whether this trend is likely to continue.
Do you want business on deadline day?published at 08:34 9 June
08:34 9 June
On Tuesday, the first of two summer transfer windows will come to a close.
So, do you expect business to be done at Burnley before the deadline? Do you want players to come in or exit? If so, what or who do you think is needed?
How should Burnley approach Premier League return?published at 09:59 5 June
09:59 5 June
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We asked for your questions for BBC Sport pundit Nedum Onuoha on your Premier League club.
Jonathon asked Nedum what resources Scott Parker will need to keep Burnley in the top-flight.
In terms of squad building over the last few years, Burnley have ended up having a squad which has gone up in value by a significant amount, more so than other teams we've seen.
Maybe that continues to be the model with young players who can continue to develop and be sellable.
These players have that desire to do well and to improve, and I'd primarily give them the chance to do it.
You have the young squad they still have now - if you then decide to just invest money into older players, with the objective of just staying in the Premier League, then what happens to your medium to long-term plan in terms of how the football club is designed to operate?
I think you've got to create the foundation of who you are and stick to it. If you react to the results, because it's the Premier League, then I think you can lose your identity very, very quickly.
That identity, once it's lost, is a very hard thing to build back and you have to start all over again.
It sounds a bit dull if you are a Burnley fan, but stick with the process. Clubs that manage to maintain their identity, can end up doing well. Brentford, for example. They never really deviated away from the model that they have, and now they're an established Premier League side.
I think if they would have just gone up and decided to just invest in, say, players who are 28, 31, 32, the club would have changed completely. And who's to say that they'd still be in the league the way that they are now? So yeah, stick with the plan.
I think Scott Parker knows what his team's strengths and weaknesses are. He's managed in the Premier League before and has a good idea of what is required to stay up and how the players he has can perform in the style of play he wants.
I think for some of those players who were still at Burnley, who were there last time when they were in the Premier League, they want a second chance at this. They want to be able to show how good they are.
You'll probably see growth from some of those players to start with and then it's down to how Parker builds around that. I think you've got to stick with the plan of not spending lots of money on players, but then also be looking at some young players who are looking to put their mark down in the Premier League and, for the club, for their value to go up.
Gossip: Newcastle see Trafford as top targetpublished at 07:49 5 June
What can promoted clubs spend this summer?published at 14:11 2 June
14:11 2 June
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Having been in the Championship for two years out of the past three, Burnley may need to be conservative with their PSR loss limited to £61m.
Aside from Sunderland, the Clarets are the only Premier League side yet to go above the £20m mark in a single player purchase.
The Black Cats' return to the top flight via the play-offs comes with the knowledge they will be able to reinforce significantly for the step up in class that awaits.
Enzo le Fee's loan move from Roma in January included an obligation-to-buy clause and the French midfielder could well kick-start a recruitment drive with Sunderland in good financial shape.
"Since being relegated from the Premier League in 2017, Sunderland have not spent more than £10m in a single year on player signings, despite receiving parachute payments, and they have only made losses of £18m in the last two seasons," said football finance expert Kieran Maguire.
Leeds, who finished top of the second tier are in a less fortunate position.
"They will have to box clever in terms of recruitment," continued Maguire.
Signings and sales - your transfer window prioritiespublished at 09:49 31 May
09:49 31 May
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We asked for you to tell us what Burnley need to do in the summer transfer window.
Here are some of your comments:
Alex: We need a striker. I think a good fit would be Lucas Stassin from Saint-Etienne - he scored 12 goals, despite them getting relegated.
Peter: Absolutely need to keep Josh Brownhill, CJ Egan-Riley, Maxime Esteve and James Trafford. Need another strong midfielder and a striker to support Flemming - Lyle Foster is not good enough, and need to offload several peripheral players, including Tresor and the players loaned out.
Shane: Burnley/Alan Pace - pay what it takes to keep Brownhill, Esteve and Trafford. It will cost you more to get lesser replacements and your relegation will be almost certain by the time they settle in.
Paul: We need a fast and tall centre-half to replace CJ Egan-Riley, who could be leaving (truthfully, he is too short for that position in the Premier League and perhaps too slow). A goalscoring forward. And perhaps two larger midfielders. We are, as usual, too small a team in too many positions.
Martin: Two strikers have to be at the top of our list, but otherwise it should be about adding quality and depth across two or three other positions. However ,that could all change if out-of-contract Brownhill (our captain and top scorer) and Egan-Riley (star of our mean defence) leave, plus there's been lots of talk of Trafford going to Newcastle - so we might be very busy indeed!
What needs to happen in the transfer window?published at 12:50 30 May
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The transfer window opens on Sunday - albeit for 10 days initially, mainly so sides competing in the Club World Cup can get early business done - before reopening for the rest of the summer on 16 June.
With Burnley heading into the Premier League, are there certain players you are desperate for them to sign, or an area of the squad that needs improving? Or maybe holding on to a key player is your biggest priority. And what about sales - who needs to go?
So over to you... what names need bringing in and shipping out?
When will the 2025-26 Premier League fixtures be released? published at 08:21 29 May
08:21 29 May
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The BBC's Ask Me Anything team have done all of the research ahead of the announcement detailing next season's Premier League matches.
The fixtures for the 2025-26 season will be released at 09:00 BST on Wednesday,18 June 2025 and the release will include the weekly schedule of all 380 matches.
The season will begin with a single fixture played on Friday, 15 August 2025 and conclude on Sunday, 24 May 2026, when all matches will be played at 16:00 BST. There will be 33 weekend rounds of fixtures, plus five midweek rounds.
The exact date and time at which individual matches are played during each weekend will be determined at regular intervals throughout the season, based on TV selections made by broadcasters.
