The business Burnley have done so far ahead of transfer deadline day
Burnley’s January business will come to a close tomorrow.
The Clarets have until 7pm on Monday to finalise their activity, in what has been a relatively quiet month for the Premier League strugglers.
Many had hoped for an injection of quality for this month, but to date only one new player has arrived in the form of James Ward-Prowse, on loan from West Ham.
Business has picked up during the final week of the window though, with Jaydon Banel, Oliver Sonne and Manuel Benson all departing last week, alongside Ward-Prowse’s arrival.
Prior to that, forgotten man Hannes Delcroix left to join Swiss side FC Lugano in a permanent deal, while Luca Koleosho and Michael Obafemi both sealed loan moves.
Further ins and outs could be possible though, with Clarets boss Scott Parker confirming his side are “definitely” still active in the market.
“We're trying to,” he said on Thursday.
“Of course, I think I’ve constantly said over the last four or five weeks to you guys, it's a difficult market.
“So the one thing I don't want to do is I don't want to bring people into our squad and into this team who can't improve us in any way or just to add numbers for the effect of what that may look from the outside. That’s not something that I really want to do.
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“At the same time, we're definitely active and we're trying to look to improve certain areas, so like I said, we're trying our hardest to do that.”
The deadline, brought forward this season from 11pm to 7pm, falls a little awkwardly for the Clarets, coming just an hour before their Monday night clash away at Sunderland.
IN
James Ward-Prowse (loan from West Ham)
OUT
Hannes Delcroix (FC Lugano)
Luca Koleosho (recalled from Espanyol loan and loaned to Paris FC)
Michael Obafemi (recalled from VfL Bochum loan and loaned to Blackpool)
Jaydon Banel (loan to Derby County)
Oliver Sonne (loan to Sparta Prague)
Manuel Benson (Maccabi Haifa)
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