Burnley transfer targets Summer 2025: Clarets chasing Croatia international?

After one season in the Championship, Burnley will return to the Premier League for the 2025/26 season. While they failed to win the title in the Championship despite finishing on 100 points, Burnley have pretty much cruised to promotion.

Burnley's summer transfer window started as soon as the season was over, as they reacted quickly to sign four players who were with them on loan last season, triggering their buy clauses. However, the summer is long and we expect to see more moves from the Clarets.

With that in mind, we will take a closer look at some reported Burnley's transfer targets for the 2025 summer transfer window.

Burnley transfer targets – summer 2025

Josip Juranovic (Union Berlin)

The Croatian international, who has 39 caps for his national team, is one of Burnley's primary transfer targets this summer. Josip Juranovic, who plays for Union Berlin, is a right-back known for his defence, but can also contribute on the offensive end when needed and even play as a right wing-back.

Juranovic is familiar with UK football since he spent a couple of seasons at Celtic before moving to Berlin, where he notched 50 appearances for Union in the Bundesliga. Union paid £7.5m to Celtic to sign Juranovic and while his current transfer market is much lower, Burnley will likely have to make a bid of at least £5m to land him.

Leeds and Fulham have also expressed interest in the 29-year-old Croatian, so Burnley will face some competition for his signature.

Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht)

Burnley will reportedly look to strengthen all areas of the team this summer and one of their main targets up front is Kasper Dolberg. The Danish forward currently plays for Anderlecht and a few other Premier League clubs are also interested in signing the tall Dane.

Last season was Dolberg's best when it comes to total goals as he scored 24 times in all competitions, so the 27-year-old could just be hitting his prime years.  His market value is £11m, and given his reputation and stature in European football, Burnley can expect Anderlecht to ask for a sum similar to this estimated market value.

Joe Gomez (Liverpool)

With 15 caps for the English national team, Joe Gomez is probably the biggest name among Burnley's transfer targets this summer. Gomez is a sturdy defender and a proven player, but he only notched nine Premier League appearances for Liverpool last season and he's clearly out of favour at Anfield.

So, Gomez will likely be on the move this summer, and Liverpool are reportedly ready to let him go for £25m, which is significantly above his current market value of £17m. Gomez has a contract for one more season with the Reds, so their asking price might go down in winter.

On the other hand, he might not be available then if another team decides to pay the asking price.

Harrison Reed (Fulham)

Once a youth international for England, Harrison Reed is now 30 years old and entering the twilight years of his career. That being said, the defensive midfielder is still a reliable squad player, who notched 12 Premier League appearances for Fulham last season.

Reed is familiar with Burnley's manager, Scott Parker, since he was one of the mainstays in the Fulham squad that Parker promoted to the Premier League in 2022, which makes the possibility of them reuniting even higher. The Clarets will likely have to bid somewhere near £5m to entice Fulham to let Reed go.

Dara O'Shea (Ipswich)

Burnley are reportedly very interested in bringing back Dara O'Shea, who they sold to Ipswich just last season for £5m. O'Shea, who primarily plays as a centre-back, signed for Burnley the season before and was part of the team that was relegated to the Championship.

Despite that, the Irish international is valued highly at Turf Moor, and the fans would certainly like to see O'Shea don Burnley's colours once again. Considering that Ipswich are now in the same boat in which Burnley were last summer, i.e. facing the reality of relegation, they might be willing to part ways with the defender, but Burnley will likely have to pay a similar fee to the one that Ipswich paid them last year.

Loum Tchaouna (Lazio)

According to multiple sources, Tchaouna is on his way to Burnley. Lazio have reportedly accepted a bid of £12m plus add-ons, and the 21-year-old forward will soon officially become a Burnley player. Of course, until the deal is officially done, things can change, but as things stand, Burnley will be stronger for another young forward.

Tchaouna was born in Chad, but he's representing France at international level, though he has yet to get a call-up for the senior French national team. Last season in Serie A, Tchaouna scored only one goal in 24 appearances, despite averaging around 26 minutes per game.