Burnley new signings: Confirmed ins and outs for summer 2025

For the second time in a row, Burnley staged a return to the Premier League, this time after earning direct promotion along with Leeds United.

Like Leeds United, the Clarets hit 100 points in the 2024-25 Championship season, but the English top flight is a different kettle of fish.

Knowing how competitive the English top division is, the team will face a tougher task of staying in the top flight, for which they will need some reinforcements. In this article, we will take a closer look at Burnley's confirmed signings and departures during the 2025 summer transfer window.

Burnley new signings: Summer 2025 arrivals

Burnley have been very active already, and they have brought in four new players this summer:

Marcus Edwards (£8.4m, Sporting)

The experienced winger and former England U20 international has already spent the second half of last season with Burnley on loan, and the Clarets paid £8.4 million to Sporting to sign Edwards to make his deal permanent.

Last season with Burnley, he contributed to his team's promotion with just one goal and one assist, but that was enough for Burnley to keep him since his contributions aren't all evident in the stats, like his playmaking ability. He's also versatile enough to cover multiple positions, including both wings and an attacking midfielder.

Edwards signing grade: C

While Edwards is a valuable rotation player and might even start for Burnley next season, we don't see his signing as moving the needle for the Clarets too much. On the other hand, the fee that Burnley paid is reasonable.

This will be his first time playing in the Premier League, despite being 26 years old, so the lack of experience at the highest level is one of the reasons we graded this transfer with a C.

Jaidon Anthony (£8m, Bournemouth)

Another offensive player that Burnley already tested on loan last season is Anthony, but unlike Edwards, he spent the entire season with the Clarets. He had eight goals in the Championship and added seven assists as well, so he was a big part of their promotion bid.

Just like Edwards, Anthony can cover both wing positions and, if necessary, play as a forward too. So, Burnley will have plenty of options to mix things up on the offensive end with Edwards and Anthony in the squad.

Anthony signing grade: B

Unlike Edwards, Anthony did at least make his debut in the Premier League, notching a couple of appearances for Bournemouth in 2023.

More importantly, he had a much bigger contribution last season at Burnley than Anthony, so despite them being similar players in every sense (quality, age, fee), Anthony gets a B grade.

Bashir Humphreys (£10m, Chelsea)

Sticking to the pattern, Burnley also signed Humphreys permanently after he spent the last season on loan with the team. The 22-year-old defender played in 25 games in the Championship last season. He was a key piece of Burnley's defence, having missed a few fixtures due to a thigh injury.

Humphreys primarily plays as a centre-back, but he's capable of playing as a right-back and left-back as well.

Humphreys signing grade: A

Given that Humphreys just turned 22 and has already served as a reliable piece for Burnley last season, we like this transfer and it gets an A grade from us, especially when we take the fee into account.

Humphreys has plenty of room to grow, but he's already good enough to start for Burnley in the Premier League. So, for a fee of £10 million, this sounds like a bargain for the Clarets.

 Zian Flemming (£7m, Millwall)

The fourth and final signing for Burnley this summer, for now, is another loanee. The Dutch forward Zian Flemming spent the entire season with Burnley, on loan from Millwall, and he was the team's second-best scorer in the Championship with 12 goals.

Flemming signing grade: B

The 26-year-old is another of Burnley's transfers that had a reasonable fee.

Flemming has a proven track record in the Eredivisie and Championship in terms of his goalscoring ability, but whether he will be good enough to be a consistent feature in Burnley's Premier League campaign remains a legitimate question. Because of that, this transfer gets a B grade.

Burnley confirmed departures summer 2025: Full list

• Jonjo Shelvey (released)
• Nathan Redmond (released)
• CJ Egan Riley (free)

Burnley transfer window rating: B

With four players signed in the first few days of the transfer window, Burnley have been one of the most active teams in the Premier League.

All of the players they signed were with the team last season on loans, so Burnley knew exactly what they were buying, and for that reason, their 2025 summer transfer window gets a B rating, for now.