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'Very brave' Weiss excited about Premier League footballpublished at 16:37 26 June
16:37 26 June
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New Burnley goalkeeper Max Weiss is ready to stake his claim for the number one spot as the future of current incumbent James Trafford remains uncertain.
He played every league game for the Bundesliga.2 side last season, helping them finish eighth, and has represented Germany from under-18 level through to the under-20s.
Speaking to the club's website Weiss said: "I think I'm a very brave goalkeeper and I try to give everything I have on the pitch so they can expect every time one hundred per cent and that I go into every ball that flies near to me."
He said Burnley's defensive record last season - 16 goals and 30 clean sheets in the Championship - was "amazing" and that he is looking forward to joining the goalkeeping department.
He said: "It's really exciting. I can learn from everybody. I think we will have good chemistry.
"It was a dream for me to play in England and in the Premier League so it's a dream come true."
Trafford has been strongly linked with Newcastle United for some weeks but for now Weiss joins him as one of four goalkeepers at Turf Moor, the others being Vaclav Hladky and Etienne Green.
Clarets sign defender Hartman from Feyenoordpublished at 13:24 26 June
13:24 26 June
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Burnley have signed full-back Quilindschy Hartman on a four-year deal from Eredivisie side Feyenoord.
The 23-year-old, who is Scott Parker's second signing of the summer, makes the switch having played more than 80 top-flight games in the Netherlands.
"It's a really special feeling of hunger and excitement," Hartman said. "From the first moment I spoke to the coach, I was really excited and impressed and I would say he was the biggest influence in me coming here.
"I'm so glad the deal is now done, I'm really proud to be here and I can't wait to start next week."
Meanwhile, set-piece coach Eliot Tybebo has left the club after three seasons to pursue an opportunity abroad.
Gossip: Clarets to bid £12m for Lazio's Tchaounapublished at 07:40 25 June
07:40 25 June
Burnley are preparing a £12m bid for Lazio's France Under-21s forward Loum Tchaouna. (Football Italia), external
Watford midfielder Giorgi Chakvetadze is wanted by the Clarets and fellow Premier League new boys Sunderland, with Birmingham also keen on the 25-year-old Georgian midfielder, who is valued at about £5m. (Sunderland Echo), external
Wigan are set to beat Leyton Orient and MK Dons to the permanent signing of Burnley striker Dara Costelloe. (Football League World), external
Burnley begin on the road with a trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Matchday one has often been a reality check for clubs finding their feet in the top flight. Throughout the entirety of the Premier League era, promoted teams have collectively won just 17 times from 92 matches (excluding three occasions on which they have faced each other) – a success rate of only 18.5%.
They have also conceded nearly twice as many goals as they have scored.
Which of Sunderland, Leeds or Burnley are most likely to buck that trend in 2025-26?
'Should be able to hold our own' - fans on Burnley's fixturespublished at 15:20 18 June
15:20 18 June
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The 2025-26 Premier League fixtures are official - so we asked how you feel the schedule has fallen and where you think Burnley will be after the first 10 games.
Here are some of your replies:
Graham: I had hoped we would get a home match against a 'local' team to start, but away against Spurs gives some hope. I think we will get a draw there and if we manage to retain the core of last season's team, particularly the defensive unit, we could have 10 points from the first 10 matches.
David: If we are unbeaten after 10 games, that'll be a miracle. We certainly need to buy some strikers for our first season back in the Premier League though. UTC.
Dave: Providing that we don't sell half of this team that got us back up, I think we should be able to hold our own. There is a lot of confidence in this team, we just need to add a proven goalscorer. Sorry Danny Ings -you were good in your day but we need someone younger with ambition. Get rid of Mike Tresor as he clearly does not want to play the beautiful game, along with the 'Nobody has heard of...' brigade that Vincent Kompany left us with.
Thomas: I was hoping for a kinder start to the season. I think we will be in the bottom three after 10 games.
Who does Opta think has the toughest first five games?published at 14:35 18 June
14:35 18 June
Opta has ranked the difficulty of each top-flight team's first five Premier League fixtures of the 2025-26 season.
According to Opta's model, Manchester United have the hardest start, followed by their opening-weekend opponents Arsenal and then Bournemouth.
Aston Villa's first five games have been ranked the easiest, alongside Crystal Palace.
Take a look below to see where your side places...
How it starts and how it endspublished at 11:44 18 June
11:44 18 June
Aside from the opening weekend and the final fixture of the season, all dates are subject to change as a result of broadcast and other requirements.
Burnley and Leeds head PFA player award nominationspublished at 11:05 18 June
11:05 18 June
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The PFA awards have announced a shortlist of six for their Championship Players' Player of the Year award, with promoted Burnley and Leeds United each receiving two nominations.
Clarets captain Josh Brownhill and goalkeeper James Trafford are both up for the prize, while Leeds forward Dan James and midfielder Ao Tanaka are also on the list.
The remaining two nominations have gone to Sheffield United midfielder Gustavo Hamer and Norwich City forward Borja Sainz.
The winner will be announced on 19 August at Manchester's Opera House.
Festive schedule, final day - a rundown of Burnley's standout gamespublished at 10:14 18 June
10:14 18 June
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Scott Parker and his Burnley squad will have their eyes on 13 September and 17 January, when they are currently due to face defending champions Liverpool - with the Turf Moor meeting first up.
In terms of the Manchester clubs, the short trip to Old Trafford to face United is on the weekend of 30-31 August, with the Clarets hosting the Red Devils in early January. Meanwhile, the game against City at Etihad Stadium comes first on the weekend of 27-28 September, while Pep Guardiola's side will come to Turf Moor towards the end of April.
And what about the schedule over Christmas and New Year? Well, Burnley's four festive fixtures include home matches against Everton and Newcastle, plus trips south to face Brighton and Bournemouth.
Finally, the Clarets will close their campaign by hosting Wolves on Sunday, 24 May 2026 - when all 10 matches will kick off at 16:00 BST.
What are the fixtures on opening weekend?published at 09:00 18 June
09:00 18 June
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League fixtures announced - how do you think Burnley will start?published at 09:00 18 June
09:00 18 June
Burnley will travel to Tottenham in their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League season.
The match will take place on Saturday, 16 August at 15:00 BST, with the Clarets' first home fixture against fellow promoted side Sunderland on the weekend of 23-24 August.
Sell Amdouni and buy Ings? Fans on transferspublished at 13:03 17 June
13:03 17 June
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
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.
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