Although Oliver Sonne and the seasoned Ashley Barnes have already joined the Clarets, it doesn’t seem like Burnley will stop there.
It’s no secret that Scott Parker, the two-time promotion-winning manager, wants to strengthen his front line this month and has already taken steps to do so, with Plymouth’s Morgan Whittaker being one player of interest. However, his team still appears to be a touch light offensively.
Whittaker, who is mostly left-footed but plays off the right, is the kind of wide player Parker is looking for because, this season, he has inclined to put wingers on the opposing side, a strategy Sean Dyche used a number of years ago.
It was a left-footed dynamo who he used off the right that will keep Burnley fans up at night this month, fearing a repeat of a deal that can only be described as a flop.
Robbie Brady’s Turf Moor spell was largely hindered by injuries
When Burnley paid a then-club-record £13 million to buy the Republic of Ireland international from Norwich City, Robbie Brady was expected to perform well, but he flattered to deceive during his time at Turf Moor.
In East Lancashire, Brady’s biggest problem was injuries. He spent a lot of time in the Burnley treatment room, but it’s unclear if it was the strict style of a Dyche-led team or if he just wasn’t capable of handling the pressures of the Premier League.
Although his early career did appear promising when he scored a 30-yard free kick against Chelsea in one of his first appearances, he did little to justify the high sum the Clarets paid for him, even when he did play.
He never really followed through on that, and even though Burnley qualified for Europe in the 2017–18 season after an incredibly strong start, a brutal injury in December terminated both his season and, in reality, his Turf Moor career, since he never recovered to the same level.
Robbie Brady could never re-find form after his return
It’s difficult to be too critical of Brady’s tenure at Turf Moor because injuries severely damaged his time in East Lancashire, but his output when healthy and available demonstrates why Burnley should avoid similar deal this season.
Following his comeback, a string of minor ailments kept impeding his development, and when Brady was substituted in and out of the same game against Fulham in 2021, it seemed like the end.
That ultimately proved to be true too, as he only ever played two more times for the club before he left at the end of the 2020/21 season, leaving on a free transfer to hand Burnley a huge transfer regret and little return on their £13m investment.
Since then, he has established himself as a regular in the Championship for Preston, appearing in over 30 games in each of the previous two seasons—something he was never able to do at Burnley!
Given the club’s sound financial standing and status as a Premier League powerhouse, Burnley could afford to spend £13 million on a failure at the time.
Parker must avoid repeating Dyche’s error this month because they no longer have that type of money to waste.
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