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Marcus Edwards set for shock Championship move in Tottenham reunion
Championship club Burnley are close to signing winger Marcus Edwards from Sporting Lisbon, talkSPORT understands. Edwards is set to join the Clarets on loan until the end of the 2024/25 season with an obligation to buy for around £8million if they are promoted to the Premier League. GettyEdwards has Champions League experience which could be valuable in the Championship[/caption] Talks are at an advanced stage ahead of the transfer deadline at 11pm on Monday night. And it is understood that Edwards is flying over to Burnley having been given permission by Sporting to undergo a medical. The stunning move would see Burnley boss Scott Parker reunited with Tottenham academy graduate Edwards after their paths crossed at Spurs. The 26-year-old Sporting winger spent 13 years at Tottenham but never made a Premier League appearance. Edwards joined Tottenham’s academy at the age of eight and signed his first professional contract with the north London club in 2016. He only went onto make one appearance for Tottenham’s senior team before moving to Portugal for around £6m. Parker played at Tottenham for two years from 2011 until 2013, during which time Edwards was still part of the academy. It has been claimed their pre-existing relationship was a significant factor in persuading Edwards to joining Burnley. Edwards is now a player with Champions League pedigree and has previously been linked with Premier League clubs such as Everton. Edwards has represented England at every level from Under-16 to Under-20s. The winger and midfielder was another Tottenham prospect with a bright futureGetty Images In 120 games for Sporting, he has scored 24 goals and assisted 26 times. He played for two years under Ruben Amorim, impressing in Europe and winning the Primeira Liga title in the 2023/24 season, before the manager took over at Manchester United. However, since Amorim was replaced by Rui Borges, Edwards has fallen down the pecking order in Lisbon. Questions have been asked of the player’s commitment and Borges recently left him out of the Champions League squad to face Bologna with little explanation. If Edwards joins Burnley permanently, is understood Tottenham would be entitled to a sell-on clause as part of the deal which saw Edwards sold to Sporting in 2019. In January 2023, Sporting acquired a further 15 per cent of Edwards’ economic rights from Tottenham when Pedro Porro was initially loaned and then bought by the north London side. GettyParker took over at the helm of Burnley last summer[/caption] Edwards is now thought to be valued at around £7million. Burnley are currently third in the Championship, one point off the automatic promotion places and three points off top, having conceded only nine goals in 29 matches this season.
Championship club Burnley are close to signing winger Marcus Edwards from Sporting Lisbon, talkSPORT understands.
Edwards is set to join the Clarets on loan until the end of the 2024/25 season with an obligation to buy for around £8million if they are promoted to the Premier League.
Talks are at an advanced stage ahead of the transfer deadline at 11pm on Monday night.
And it is understood that Edwards is flying over to Burnley having been given permission by Sporting to undergo a medical.
The stunning move would see Burnley boss Scott Parker reunited with Tottenham academy graduate Edwards after their paths crossed at Spurs.
The 26-year-old Sporting winger spent 13 years at Tottenham but never made a Premier League appearance.
Edwards joined Tottenham’s academy at the age of eight and signed his first professional contract with the north London club in 2016.
He only went onto make one appearance for Tottenham’s senior team before moving to Portugal for around £6m.
Parker played at Tottenham for two years from 2011 until 2013, during which time Edwards was still part of the academy.
It has been claimed their pre-existing relationship was a significant factor in persuading Edwards to joining Burnley.
Edwards is now a player with Champions League pedigree and has previously been linked with Premier League clubs such as Everton.
Edwards has represented England at every level from Under-16 to Under-20s.
In 120 games for Sporting, he has scored 24 goals and assisted 26 times.
He played for two years under Ruben Amorim, impressing in Europe and winning the Primeira Liga title in the 2023/24 season, before the manager took over at Manchester United.
However, since Amorim was replaced by Rui Borges, Edwards has fallen down the pecking order in Lisbon.
Questions have been asked of the player’s commitment and Borges recently left him out of the Champions League squad to face Bologna with little explanation.
If Edwards joins Burnley permanently, is understood Tottenham would be entitled to a sell-on clause as part of the deal which saw Edwards sold to Sporting in 2019.
In January 2023, Sporting acquired a further 15 per cent of Edwards’ economic rights from Tottenham when Pedro Porro was initially loaned and then bought by the north London side.
Edwards is now thought to be valued at around £7million.
Burnley are currently third in the Championship, one point off the automatic promotion places and three points off top, having conceded only nine goals in 29 matches this season.
