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The Clarets have several players whose deals expire in the summer of 2024
Burnley are busy preparing for life back in the Premier League after a memorable promotion season out of the Championship.
The Clarets have returned to the top flight after being out of it for just a season, sealing promotion with seven games to spare. That provided Kompany with extra time to assess his squad with the Premier League in mind.
Though the Clarets are eyeing reinforcements to their squad, Kompany must also have an eye on what he already has at his disposal. A number of players are entering the final year of their contracts at Turf Moor.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s deal runs out in the summer of 2024, but there is an option for a further 12 months for the Iceland international. Here, we look at the other players whose Burnley contracts currently expire in the summer of 2024 and what their futures could hold.
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
The Northern Ireland international spent the 2021/22 campaign on loan at Sheffield Wednesday in League One and last summer had transfer interest in him. However, he ended up staying at Burnley amid a hectic summer and Kompany’s desire to keep him.
Peacock-Farrell competed for the number one jersey with Aro Muric. The former Leeds United man was second choice, and stepped in to the breach for the cup competitions, when Muric was unavailable, and towards the end of the season when promotion was already wrapped up.
Burnley have been linked with goalkeeping reinforcements this summer. Manchester City’s James Trafford, who has spent the past 18 months on loan at Bolton Wanderers in League One, has been mentioned in reports. It would not be a surprise to see the Northern Ireland international move on to pastures new.
Charlie Taylor
Taylor made an important contribution for Burnley in the 2022/23 campaign. He began the season in the heart of the back four and ended up playing 41 times in all competitions.
However, his game time over the second half of the campaign dropped as the likes of January signings Ameen Al-Dakhil and Hjalmar Ekdal came into the side. Chelsea loanee Ian Maatsen meanwhile was Burnley’s first choice left back.
Taylor is likely to be a squad player at Burnley for their return to the Premier League. With the Clarets being well stocked in the heart of defence, especially if Harwood-Bellis returns or another player is signed, it is hard to see the former Leeds man getting much game time there.
Taylor is currently the only recognised left-back in Burnley’s squad as things stand but that is likely to change so a decision will have to be made if he merits a new deal, stays around for a season in the squad and departs on a free transfer, or Burnley seek to recoup some funds on him this summer.
Josh Brownhill
A nominee for the Championship’s player of the season and also named in the division’s team of the year, Brownhill returns to the Premier League on the back of a fantastic individual campaign. The midfielder scored seven times in 48 games for the Clarets.
He became a first choice selection for Kompany from the start of the season and will likely keep that spot for the start of the top flight campaign. On the back of an excellent campaign, handing the midfielder a fresh deal must be high on the priority list for the Clarets to avoid the prospect of an undoubted asset leaving for nothing next summer.
Jack Cork
Cork, Burnley’s club captain, turned out 44 times in all competitions. But he started just two of the last 17 Championship games and will turn 34 next month . An experienced professional, he will certainly play a part next term, though it is unlikely he will start regularly. The Clarets may assess the campaign goes before deciding his future.
Jay Rodriguez
A similar story to Cork, striker Rodriguez played a decent amount of football under Kompany. He found the back of the net 10 times in 29 games and would have had more had it not been for injury, which kept him out for more than two months.
Rodriguez will turn 34 at the end of July and will, like Cork, have an experienced role to play as the Clarets return to the top flight. He is likely to be a part of a striking unit but it remains to be seen if he will tie down a regular starting place, with reinforcements expected in this area of the squad this summer following the departure of Ashley Barnes.
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