Hjalmar Ekdal is not expected to join Werder Bremen ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline despite an approach from the German side.

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Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reported late last night that the Bundesliga outfit had enquired about the Burnley defender.

But the Burnley Express understands Werder are only interested in a loan, rather than a permanent move, and a deal is not expected to progress.

The 27-year-old currently finds himself out of Burnley’s starting XI, but he’s still appeared regularly this season, making 16 appearances in all competitions to date.

Burnley boss Scott Parker did, however, accept there’s a possibility the Swedish international could move on this month in his search for more regular game time. His comments followed reported interest from French side Nice earlier this month.

“At this present moment in time, Ekdal's been in and around things,” Parker said in the build-up to the recent Liverpool game.

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Hjalmar Ekdal during the warm-up ahead of Liverpool v Burnley at Anfield. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

“There may be an option there, but at this present moment in time, that's not something that we're really active on. But again, we'll see how things go.”

Ekdal was a January 2023 signing from Djurgårdens and was part of Vincent Kompany’s title-winning side, making nine appearances during the second half of the 2022/23 campaign.

He made just nine appearances the following campaign as he suffered with injuries. After returning in January 2025, he was subsequently loaned out to Dutch side FC Groningen to get some minutes under his belt.

His future remained uncertain upon his return to Turf Moor, but Parker was keen to keep him as part of his squad after seeing him first-hand in training.

But he now finds himself behind the likes of Maxime Esteve, Bashir Humphreys and Axel Tuanzebe in the pecking order, while Joe Worrall is also now back fit.

Six players have already left Burnley this month, Oliver Sonne, Jaydon Banel, Luca Koleosho and Michael Obafemi all on loan and Hannes Delcroix and Manuel Benson permanently.

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