The eight Burnley players who will play their last game against Nottingham Forest, As they welcome their new signing
Burnley’s one-season stay in the Premier League comes to an end this weekend when they take on Nottingham Forest at Turf Moor.
There’s nothing on the line for the Clarets, whose relegation was confirmed last week following the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham.
Heading back to the Championship, it could be another big summer of change for Vincent Kompany’s side, who will be forced to sell some of their players to make up for the shortfall in TV revenue.
There’s also some big decisions to be made in the coming days over players whose contracts are expiring at the end of the season – including some club stalwarts.
Here we take a look at the players who could be playing their last Burnley games on Sunday when they take on Forest:
The deal to take the right-back on loan from Rennes during the January transfer window includes an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. But following Burnley’s relegation, it remains to be seen if this will be triggered.
The midfielder’s current deal expires at the end of the season. While the club do hold the option to extend by a further 12 months, Brownhill continues to be linked with a permanent move away this summer.
Similarly to Lorenz Assignon, Burnley have the option to turn the winger’s loan move from Hoffenheim permanent at the end of the season, but again this seems unlikely following relegation. Everton and West Ham have recently been linked with the Dane.
Having not featured since February, the 34-year-old will surely move on this summer at the end of his contract, spelling an end to his seven-year stay. Including his two loan spells, he’s made 234 appearances for the club.
The Italy youth international spent last season on loan with Reading and was at Leicester City on another loan deal earlier on in the campaign but got recalled in January.
Likewise, Fofana has found game time a rarity at Stamford Bridge and is currently on a loan deal with Burnley, with his future looking uncertain at the moment.
This might have inform Galetti’s position that the two youngsters might be offered to Napoli in the negotiation for Osimhen’s.
“As for the transfer chapter, Chelsea want Victor Osimhen, who will leave Napoli at the end of the season, more and more. ” he told AreaNapoli via Sport Witness.
“The Blues want to negotiate the terms of the release clause and it cannot be ruled out that the English club will try to include players such as Casadei or David Fofana in the negotiation to lower the price, although Napoli are not open to negotiating the price and are only asking for cash.
“With Victor a personal agreement is not so far away and the parties will continue talking in the coming.
