ARTICLE: Anthony signing confirmed

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:05 am

Four year deal for Jaidon Anthony

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/anthony-signing-confirmed

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:12 am

Good news.

I’m assuming they are just spreading out of these loan to permanent deals to fill a bit of dead air time.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:13 am

agreenwood wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 11:12 am
Good news.

I’m assuming they are just spreading out of these loan to permanent deals to fill a bit of dead air time.

Looks like it - the two this week and the two more to come have all been confirmed previously.

ecc · Post by **ecc** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:15 am

Had a cracking second part of the season. He's not an extrovert - at least he doesn't seem to be - and perhaps lacks self-confidence but grew as the season went on. Works for 90 minutes and I'm delighted he's now one of our lads and not just on loan.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:21 am

What's the fee likely to be?

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:21 am

Thought he was great for us last season. Love his comments. Super positive

CrosspoolClarets · Post by **CrosspoolClarets** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:29 am

A bit of clickbait that seems preprogrammed to drop at a certain date and time (many club tweets often drop at 9:00, 11:00, 15:00 or 18:00).

No harm in it though and I don’t recall the length of contract being disclosed previously. Will be interesting when they get around to Edwards how long that is, because he is a bit older.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:33 am

Who knows what the fee is but it was suggested to be around £7million
If so that these days is a steal

TsarBomba · Post by **TsarBomba** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:46 am

His pressing and work rate is phenomenal (on a par with Tella), and we really missed that element last season.

£7M is an absolute steal.

Plissken · Post by **Plissken** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:57 am

CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 11:29 am
A bit of clickbait that seems preprogrammed to drop at a certain date and time (many club tweets often drop at 9:00, 11:00, 15:00 or 18:00).

This is because the press will have been informed of the signing beforehand, provided with quotes and images and then the news can be fully released across all media outlets at the same time to maximise exposure.

xxmunkyennuixx · Post by **xxmunkyennuixx** » Fri May 23, 2025 12:14 pm

A really likeable character. Love the interactions with the Longside. Proper worker with a great deal of skill. Pleased he is signing and think he will get loads of support next year.

Clive 1960 · Post by **Clive 1960** » Fri May 23, 2025 12:16 pm

Good signing similar to Tella in some ways, just hope Brownhill and Riley sign as it's dragging on to long ...

FeedTheArf · Post by **FeedTheArf** » Fri May 23, 2025 12:19 pm

Seemed to grow in confidence as the season went on.

Excited to see how he copes with the step-up next season!

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Fri May 23, 2025 12:21 pm

Great signing for good money.

He was mostly excellent last season.

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Fri May 23, 2025 12:25 pm

I thought he was below average and ineffective for the first twenty games of the season, but he certainly improved in the second half of the season when he played more permanently on the left. I’m happy to see him sign for us but I do worry that if our front attacking three next season are Edwards, Flemming and Anthony, we won’t be strong enough up front to trouble many of the powerful, athletic PL defences. It’s going to be interesting to see who we bring in to strengthen this area in the coming weeks.

Mattster · Post by **Mattster** » Fri May 23, 2025 12:32 pm

Spijed wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 11:21 am
What's the fee likely to be?

Reported as £8million obligation on promotion.

However, it was also reported to be £10million option if we failed to be promoted which makes little sense unless there was bonuses built into the loan on promotion to make up that difference.

So my reading of it is between the loan and the purchase he's costing us around £10m.

So basically spending same on him as we spent on Odobert last time we were promoted.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Fri May 23, 2025 12:50 pm

Very happy he is staying. Has the work rate and attitude to succeed here long term (already last season obviously).

Fretters · Post by **Fretters** » Fri May 23, 2025 12:57 pm

I liked the video put out recently of the players rating each other. When Anthony was asked who had the best first touch, he said "definitely me". Love that self-confidence and he's absolutely right, too!

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri May 23, 2025 1:17 pm

CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 11:29 am
Will be interesting when they get around to Edwards how long that is, because he is a bit older.

Only a year older

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Fri May 23, 2025 1:29 pm

Weird. I would have guessed Anthony to be older than Edwards. I thought he was more like 27/28. So an even better signing than I though

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Fri May 23, 2025 1:35 pm

Good news and glad to have him on board.

There's a bit of the Junior Stanislas about him. He's certainly been very, very effective since Edwards broke into the side.

Boss Hogg · Post by **Boss Hogg** » Fri May 23, 2025 2:02 pm

Good player and good character. Looks like he works really well with Parker.

NottsClaret · Post by **NottsClaret** » Fri May 23, 2025 2:18 pm

Please he's staying now, I totally wrote him off after Millwall away. Had an absolute shocker there, but much like the team itself, we were never as bad again. Worth keeping just so we can admire his first touch.

ArmchairDetective · Post by **ArmchairDetective** » Fri May 23, 2025 2:36 pm

Well deserved.

Cajun · Post by **Cajun** » Fri May 23, 2025 5:20 pm

Good, his performances moved up a gear in the second half of the season - with the arrival of Edwards - and he deserves to be a part of our PL team.

Nonayforever · Post by **Nonayforever** » Fri May 23, 2025 7:25 pm

Brilliant permanent signing is Anthony.
I thought he was our most influential player this season and with better players around him next season he will become more important to the team.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Fri May 23, 2025 7:25 pm

I wasn’t a fan until Edwards signed but he was excellent second half of the season. He’s changed my opinion on him and I’m glad he’s staying.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Fri May 23, 2025 9:21 pm

Sublime first touch, best when he's on the left wing.

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Fri May 23, 2025 9:26 pm

Very happy with this

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Fri May 23, 2025 9:40 pm

TsarBomba wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 11:46 am
His pressing and work rate is phenomenal (on a par with Tella), and we really missed that element last season.

£7M is an absolute steal.

Totally agree and we are going to need the defensive part of his game in the PL. The guy is a grafter and can produce real moments

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Fri May 23, 2025 9:49 pm

Would be nice to have Edwards and Flemming confirmed. Does anyone have any any news?

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Fri May 23, 2025 10:07 pm

They will get confirmed separately to fill the gap of no news/ media content coming from the club whilst the players are away.

aggi · Post by **aggi** » Fri May 23, 2025 10:33 pm

dermotdermot wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 9:49 pm
Would be nice to have Edwards and Flemming confirmed. Does anyone have any any news?

They were confirmed when the retained list was released.
https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/con ... ained-list

Jaidon Anthony, Marcus Edwards, Bashir Humphreys and Zian Flemming will all join the Club on a permanent basis this summer following their season-long loan spells at Turf Moor.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri May 23, 2025 10:37 pm

Absolutely love the guy. Great news. Top player.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Fri May 23, 2025 10:52 pm

Was it Bournemouth that we signed him from?

Bullabill · Post by **Bullabill** » Fri May 23, 2025 11:29 pm

FCBurnley wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 1:29 pm
Weird. I would have guessed Anthony to be older than Edwards. I thought he was more like 27/28. So an even better signing than I though

Yes, he's probably a better signing than you.

ClaretPete001 · Post by **ClaretPete001** » Sat May 24, 2025 1:40 am

Great news for the club

CrosspoolClarets · Post by **CrosspoolClarets** » Sat May 24, 2025 8:24 am

Comments of the AFC Bournemouth tweet about this sale from their fans have been 100% positive, which is a really good sign. He was well liked there (and I suspect is improving beyond their recollections given he has been gone 2 years).

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sun May 25, 2025 8:41 am

Mattster wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 12:32 pm
Reported as £8million obligation on promotion.

However, it was also reported to be £10million option if we failed to be promoted which makes little sense unless there was bonuses built into the loan on promotion to make up that difference.

So my reading of it is between the loan and the purchase he's costing us around £10m.

So basically spending same on him as we spent on Odobert last time we were promoted.

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HurstGrangeClaret · Post by **HurstGrangeClaret** » Sun May 25, 2025 8:05 pm

He obviously has an excellent relationship with SP and is another example of what a good man manager our manager is.
Looking forward to seeing him perform next season.