Vincent Kompany’s side have until 11pm on Friday, September 1 to conclude their business, with both ins and outs expected to be on the agenda.
Their return to the top flight means they must now abide by specific Premier League rules regarding their squad.
Each Premier League side must submit a squad list after each transfer window closes – so twice a season, once after the
summer window closes and again after the January window closes.
Burnley’s 25-man squad must contain no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the “home grown player” criteria.
A ‘home grown player’ is categorised a player who has been registered with any club affiliated with the English FA or Welsh
FA. These players only need to have been registered for a period of three entire seasons, or 36 months, before their 21st
birthday
Burnley will have no problem meeting this criteria as they already have 10 ‘home grown’ players in: Josh Brownhill, Jack
Cork, Josh Cullen, Arijanet Muric, Michael Obafemi, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Connor Roberts, Jay Rodriguez, Charlie Taylor
and Scott Twine.
New signings Dara O’Shea and Lawrence Vigouroux also fit into this category.
While top flight clubs are limited to naming 25 players, a further list of Under-21 players can also be registered.
Goalkeeper James Trafford, who has been strongly linked with a move from Manchester City, would be included
in this list as he’s only 20 years of age.
For the 2023/24 campaign, Under-21 players will have been born on or after January 1, 2002.
Despite being aged 21, Ameen Al-Dakhil still fits the Under-21 criteria as he was born on March 6, 2002.
The Clarets don’t currently have any players on loan, but if they do they must be registered to the 25-man squad, even if
they’re aged 21 or under.
Current senior players: Bastien, Benson, Beyer, Brownhill, Churlinov, Cork, Cullen, Ekdal, Foster, Gudmundsson,
McNally, Muric, Obafemi, O’Shea, Peacock-Farrell, Roberts, Rodriguez, Taylor, Thomas, Twine, Vigouroux, Vitinho,
Weghorst, Zaroury
Under-21s: Agyei, Al-Dakhil, Costelloe, Egan-Riley, Franchi
Club delighted at impending Burnley transfer – ‘Insane’ transfer fee more than welcome
Burnley’s move for Basel forward Zeki Amdouni is being warmly welcomed by the Swiss club, who are getting
an ‘insane sum’ for the 22-year-old.
with the deal.
Several reports yesterday indicated that Burnley are closing in on a deal or Amdouni, with an €18m move on the
cards as Vincent Kompany and co. look to bolster their squad for their return to the Premier League.
They explain that after selling Andy Diouf to Lens for €15m a few weeks ago, Amdouni will also be ‘flushing an
incredible amount’ into Basel’s coffers.
The €18m Burnley seems to be prepared to pay for him is seen as an ‘insane sum’ for a player who, only two years
ago, was still playing in the Challenge League, Switzerland’s second flight.
It is his performances in the Europa Conference League that seems to have attracted Burnley’s attention, with
Vincent Kompany having ‘advocated a commitment’ this summer.
But whether he can live up to expectations remains to be seen. While the player has a keen eye for goals and is
inventive, he is still lacking in terms of speed and physique.
Not that Basel care one bit. Amdouni’s sale will help reduce the structural deficit at the club and open up the
transfer market for them to boot. As far as they’re concerned, this is a deal they can’t turn down.
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