According to Nixon this morning, AC Milan are checking out Esteve.

Can't blame them, don't think he's better than what they already have though. He's gone in the summer either way

I actually think he will stay if we go up

Just for one season

Not surprising, but I think he’d fancy a Premier League move.

Depends where he sees his career going. He’s probably looking at low to mid table premier league career or he can go to Milan and get European football and occasionally challenge for the title.

He’s an absolute winner. That’s great when we lose 3 times a season and not so good when it’s over 50% of games a season. Hopefully we get up to see if he fancies it but he enjoys keeping clean sheets.

Yeah, you can imagine Nixon having contacts at the San Siro.

Always worth looking how often a club has spent over €20-25m in recent times. The answer is not very often in Milan’s case and certainly not on Championship footballers.

I’d file this one alongside the rumour that they wanted Benson a few years back.

I agree he is a good defender but look how poor he was yesterday
Personally any club with any nous would not take Esteve unless they also take Egan-Riley too or have someone already like him for Esteve to link up with
Esteve had a shocker yesterday and it may be no coincidence that CJ was rested

mdd2 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:56 am

I agree he is a good defender but look how poor he was yesterday
Personally any club with any nous would not take Esteve unless they also take Egan-Riley too or have someone already like him for Esteve to link up with
Esteve had a shocker yesterday and it may be no coincidence that CJ was rested

Or the lack of midfield helping him???

agreenwood wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:38 am

I’d file this one alongside the rumour that they wanted Benson a few years back.

Just seen Taggart come on for Newcastle. Now he would have been a great loan in Jan as a left back. Hes hardly featured all season for Newcastle

Just watching the Newcastle v Brighton match. They said Livramento is an English international. Twice he has been feeble. Not sure he is an elite player, at this point, in any way, shape or form. Time required to see any development.

mdd2 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:56 am

I agree he is a good defender but look how poor he was yesterday
Personally any club with any nous would not take Esteve unless they also take Egan-Riley too or have someone already like him for Esteve to link up with
Esteve had a shocker yesterday and it may be no coincidence that CJ was rested

This is the problem with so many fans, you can't judge ANY of our players yesterday. It was a make shift team, with some players still working for match fitness, and a team selected to concede control of midfield. We were on a loser from the first whistle. Van Dijk would have struggled to impress.

Try judging players on a much wider view point than a single game. Like a season where they've only conceded 9 goals, and been outstanding every game. Knee jerk opinions are childish.

warksclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 02, 2025 3:15 pm

Just seen Taggart come on for Newcastle. Now he would have been a great loan in Jan as a left back. Hes hardly featured all season for Newcastle

You mean Targett surely? Or had there been a murrrrderrrrr?

Claretitus wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 02, 2025 4:59 pm

You mean Targett surely? Or had there been a murrrrderrrrr?

You mean a muda!

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 02, 2025 5:35 pm

You mean a muda!

Taggart and Stan Ternant = lookielikies

Colburn_Claret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 02, 2025 4:16 pm

This is the problem with so many fans, you can't judge ANY of our players yesterday. It was a make shift team, with some players still working for match fitness, and a team selected to concede control of midfield. We were on a loser from the first whistle. Van Dijk would have struggled to impress.

Try judging players on a much wider view point than a single game. Like a season where they've only conceded 9 goals, and been outstanding every game. Knee jerk opinions are childish.

Van Dijk would have struggled. Now that is a childish statement

CharlieinNewMexico wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:02 am

[quote=IanMcL post_id=2518355 time=<a href="tel:1740936916">1740936916</a> user_id=1070]
You mean a muda!

Taggart and Stan Ternant = lookielikies
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The biggest Jim Taggart ( actor Mark McManus ), lookielikie, was Alex Ferguson

Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:10 am

Van Dijk would have struggled. Now that is a childish statement

Tisn't.

Nixon was linking one of our ‘babes’ to a move yesterday.

Koleosho?
Trafford?
Egan-Riley?
Esteve?

Could make a case for any.

Or someone from youth team?

burnleytom wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:23 pm

Nixon was linking one of our ‘babes’ to a move yesterday.

Koleosho?
Trafford?
Egan-Riley?
Esteve?

Could make a case for any.

Or someone from youth team?

Can’t remember his name, but it’s the player who we signed and then sent immediately out to Dundee.

burnmark wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:30 pm

Can’t remember his name, but it’s the player who we signed and then sent immediately out to Dundee.

Adewumi?

agreenwood wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:38 am

Yeah, you can imagine Nixon having contacts at the San Siro.

Always worth looking how often a club has spent over €20-25m in recent times. The answer is not very often in Milan’s case and certainly not on Championship footballers.

I’d file this one alongside the rumour that they wanted Benson a few years back.

And Jeff Hendrick! hahahaha.

burnmark wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:30 pm

Can’t remember his name, but it’s the player who we signed and then sent immediately out to Dundee.

Who has he linked to him?

I think he has impressed at Dundee and other Scottish Prem clubs are sniffing; that's if I understand Nixon's tweet, lifted from Newsnow-Burnley

Burnley attacker Oluwaseun Adewumi is attracting interest ahead of the summer, according to journalist Alan Nixon on his Patreon page.
Burnley loaned the forward to Dundee last summer to get some experience. He has since caught the eye up in Scotland and is attracting attention from some new teams.

To think he charges people for such information

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 24, 2025 5:14 pm

To think he charges people for such information

To think that people pay too

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 24, 2025 6:38 pm

To think that people pay too

Absolutely. Talk about more money than sense, or a fool and his money are soon parted.

the modern day 'Teamtalk'

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 24, 2025 6:38 pm

To think that people pay too

I wouldn't pay
But do we think it's false info?

Row x wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:35 pm

I wouldn't pay
But do we think it's false info?

It's not false, just very vague so people can't prove him wrong.

Row x wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:35 pm

I wouldn't pay
But do we think it's false info?

As they say " throw enough #### at a wall and some will eventually stick "....…..I think that's Nixon's mantra .......absolute charlatan

May have missed it already posted, but Nixons latest is

Leeds want Burnley’s James Trafford in the summer if they go up and the Clarets stay down.

(Via: @reluctantnicko)

I think we all know we lose Steve , and we can’t turn down the money .
Traff will be a lesser miss and not sure how much we’ll make after Citeh % and we paid big .
CJ would be a miss and embarrassing we’ve offered him 3 separate contracts saying “ we didn’t know he’d be any good “hmm. Pants down springs to mind .

AlargeClaret wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 06, 2025 5:59 pm

I think we all know we lose Steve , and we can’t turn down the money .
Traff will be a lesser miss and not sure how much we’ll make after Citeh % and we paid big .
CJ would be a miss and embarrassing we’ve offered him 3 separate contracts saying “ we didn’t know he’d be any good “hmm. Pants down springs to mind .

What Williams said was that nobody could’ve predicted his development this year. He’d had two unremarkable loans and barely kicked a ball for us. Nobody could’ve predicted he’d become a mainstay in the team and many on here were saying he wasn’t good enough after his Rovers cameo and Sunderland. Credit goes to CJ (and Parker) for that.

He’s taken his chance and because he’s done that, we’ve offered him three contracts. But understandably, it’s going to be harder to secure him whilst playing so well and being OOC in summer.

If we go up I don’t think there will be many wanting to move.

AlargeClaret wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 06, 2025 5:59 pm

I think we all know we lose Steve , and we can’t turn down the money .
Traff will be a lesser miss and not sure how much we’ll make after Citeh % and we paid big .
CJ would be a miss and embarrassing we’ve offered him 3 separate contracts saying “ we didn’t know he’d be any good “hmm. Pants down springs to mind .

I think Esteve will stay if we get promoted

CJ looks the real deal to me, very intelligent & fully committed.......he will continue to get better.
I'd be offering top dollar!

At the start of the season I thought we wouldn’t miss Trafford. How wrong can you be! He’s miles ahead of the other keepers. Would love to keep him CJER and Steve if we go up.

Absolutely no substance in this what so ever so please treat it with massive scepticism should it eventually ( hopefully) be bollards but I was told yesterday by some random old boy who noticed I had my Burnley top on at a grass roots league game in Eaton Socon that Esteve was as near as damned it a done deal to Everton for £35m at the end of the season. Apparently along with an un named central defender from WBA to replace Branthwaite.

Again don't shoot the messenger I'm hoping it's complete tosh!!.

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 06, 2025 6:09 pm

Nobody could’ve predicted he’d become a mainstay in the team and many on here were saying he wasn’t good enough after his Rovers cameo and Sunderland. Credit goes to CJ (and Parker) for that.

Egan-Riley was comfortably the best player at Sunderland this season.

Jakubs Tash wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 06, 2025 9:32 pm

Egan-Riley was comfortably the best player at Sunderland this season.

In the away loss? Pretty sure I remember him getting dogs abuse after most of the early fixtures.

louieollie wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 06, 2025 9:28 pm

Absolutely no substance in this what so ever so please treat it with massive scepticism should it eventually ( hopefully) be bollards but I was told yesterday by some random old boy who noticed I had my Burnley top on at a grass roots league game in Eaton Socon that Esteve was as near as damned it a done deal to Everton for £35m at the end of the season. Apparently along with an un named central defender from WBA to replace Branthwaite.

Again don't shoot the messenger I'm hoping it's complete tosh!!.

They’re very keen. Alan Irvine has been to watch several games and I think Moyes joined him recently. No idea how close it is but they’re definitely interested. Charlie Adam is part of Moyes’ team there too so will presumably have got the inside track on him from his contacts.

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 07, 2025 12:18 am

In the away loss? Pretty sure I remember him getting dogs abuse after most of the early fixtures.

https://www.uptheclarets.com/defenders- ... sunderland

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 07, 2025 12:18 am

In the away loss? Pretty sure I remember him getting dogs abuse after most of the early fixtures.

Yes. Easily our best player that day and looked comfortable all game.

Jakubs Tash wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 07, 2025 7:15 am

Yes. Easily our best player that day and looked comfortable all game.

Goody1975 wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 07, 2025 12:37 am

https://www.uptheclarets.com/defenders- ... sunderland

My mistake then. I was actually remembering Sunderland as after Rovers but that wasn’t the case. And also remembered Rovers as his first appearance actually - when he came on a slipped vs Rovers and got pelters - which also isn’t true. Maybe it was Wolves I’m thinking of where he also got some stick.

In any event, early doors there were a lot on here that were forthcoming with criticism and writing him off (not me, I might add) and nobody could’ve predicted his fantastic rise this season at that point. He’s done superbly, been a credit to himself, but I don’t think we can blame the club over the contract situation either.

Whether we go up or not the vultures will be circling around Trafford, CJER and Esteve this summer
Ipswich spent over £120m net this season and are still going down
We won't spend anything like that next year if we go up, and will be one of the favourites for relegation next season - it's just the way of life now for promoted clubs
These guys will want a chance with a more established Premier League club (if offers come around), rather than the risk of staying at Burnley and most likely facing a relegation battle
And who could blame them
It's the price of success - at our level

jojomk1 wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 07, 2025 8:26 am

Whether we go up or not the vultures will be circling around Trafford, CJER and Esteve this summer
Ipswich spent over £120m net this season and are still going down
We won't spend anything like that next year if we go up, and will be one of the favourites for relegation next season - it's just the way of life now for promoted clubs
These guys will want a chance with a more established Premier League club (if offers come around), rather than the risk of staying at Burnley and most likely facing a relegation battle
And who could blame them
It's the price of success - at our level

Out of interest, what makes you say that? I’d say after the success of more than making our money back on numerous players bought that year, with assets still to sell, ALK will be very much hoping to repeat the trick. It feels like their business model and, if anything, one they’d be looking to expand on.

I’d be absolutely fine, and probably prefer, very limited spending.

taio wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 06, 2025 6:14 pm

I think Esteve will stay if we get promoted

I’d like to think so , as a full season in the prem would do him wonders .