Burnley have submitted a bid Morgan Whittaker.

Burnley have submitted a bid for Plymouth Argyle winger Morgan Whittaker.

This is according to Fabrizio Romano, who has confirmed that a "formal" offer has been launched, as the Clarets look to build a squad capable of securing promotion at the end of the 2024/25 campaign.

After their thumping win against Luton Town earlier this month, it already looked as though the club had a squad capable of winning the division, not just promotion.

However, a number of talented players have either left since then, or are currently in the process of sealing an exit from Turf Moor.

If we flog him we really are setting Rooney up to fail aren't we

Was this in the pipeline when we signed Obafemi on loan?



After the cut price offer Argyle accepted for Cooper, I can see us getting screwed over on Whittaker, something stupid like £2.5 million down plus Obafemi and another Burnley reject, with add ons taking it up to a possible 5 or 6 million.

Apparently it was for us to loan him to them with an option to buy if they went up.

Christ

Argyle has rejected the offer

Wouldnt surprise me they come back in with another bid as there got a massive premier league parachute payment burning a whole in their pockets plus the company compo from Bayern Munich they could easily meet the Argyle price .if they really want to

Argo may have rejected this first offer but make no mistake MW is gone. Burnley will come back with an offer to buy now which will be accepted and which will be well below what everyone thinks he's worth. I think it will be somewhere around £3m-£4m absolute tops plus Obafemi.

This looks like happening. Loan him to Burnley this window for basically f*** all and Burnley decide whether or not they want to keep him at the end of the season. So we off-load our two best players for next to nothing and don't break our transfer fee record this window despite all the bullshit coming from HP.

HALLETT OUT NOW

I think they are buying him, could be wrong

Morgan Whittaker will not be sold by Plymouth Argyle this late in the summer transfer window, Plymouth Live understands.

The 23-year-old talented attacking player has been the subject of speculation about his future all summer, most recently from Championship rivals Burnley, who made an initial loan bid which was immediately rejected by Argyle and the Clarets then returned with an offer for a permanent deal.

However, it is thought Argyle have taken the view there is now not enough time to find an adequate replacement for one of their most important players before tonight's 11pm deadline.

The Pilgrims had always been prepared to consider any offer for Whittaker which met their significant asking price for him, and with enough notice before the transfer window closed, but it has not worked out that way.

Whittaker took part in training with the rest of the Argyle squad at Harper's Park this morning ahead of the Championship match against Stoke City at Home Park tomorrow.

Signed for £1 million from Swansea City in July 2023, Whittaker has gone on to score 30 goals in 85 games for Argyle, most recently his spectacular strike in the 1-1 draw away to Queens Park Rangers last Saturday.

On their forum, Burnley fans seem VERY keen to sign him. Still think they will come in with a further improved offer. IF (and it's still a very big IF) he does stay it will only be until January.

Freathy wrote:

On their forum, Burnley fans seem VERY keen to sign him.  Still think they will come in with a further improved offer.  IF (and it's still a very big IF) he does stay it will only be until January.

Looks like they've got someone else;


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Tgwu wrote:

Morgan Whittaker will not be sold by Plymouth Argyle this late in the summer transfer window, Plymouth Live understands.

The 23-year-old talented attacking player has been the subject of speculation about his future all summer, most recently from Championship rivals Burnley, who made an initial loan bid which was immediately rejected by Argyle and the Clarets then returned with an offer for a permanent deal.

However, it is thought Argyle have taken the view there is now not enough time to find an adequate replacement for one of their most important players before tonight's 11pm deadline.

The Pilgrims had always been prepared to consider any offer for Whittaker which met their significant asking price for him, and with enough notice before the transfer window closed, but it has not worked out that way.

Whittaker took part in training with the rest of the Argyle squad at Harper's Park this morning ahead of the Championship match against Stoke City at Home Park tomorrow.

Signed for £1 million from Swansea City in July 2023, Whittaker has gone on to score 30 goals in 85 games for Argyle, most recently his spectacular strike in the 1-1 draw away to Queens Park Rangers last Saturday.

not time to find a adequate replacement that’s bollox they had the whole summer to find one they clearly knew there be interest same with the cooper you’d have thought they would have lined up targets at least 2-3 months prior like most professional football clubs would do but not us we leave it till the last day

He wants to play at a higher level. That rules Rangers out then lol etc.

Ferzackerly!

The reality is that no Premiership Club put in a bid in either of the last two transfer windows when he had just had/was having an exceptional season.

Unless he repeats that sort of form this season(which looks unlikely) I can't see a "big" Club being interested.

I suspect that he isn't considered to have the right temperament for football at the highest level.

Frankly, I'm more worried about (again) losing loan players in January.

Grovehill wrote:

The reality is that no Premiership Club put in a bid  in either of the last two transfer windows when he had just had/was having an exceptional season.

Unless he repeats that sort of form this season(which looks unlikely) I can't see a "big" Club being interested.

I suspect that he isn't considered to have the right temperament for football at the highest level.

Frankly, I'm more worried about (again) losing loan players in January.

If the player is any good, a season long loan means half season loan in reality. I don't know if international loan rules are the same as domestic loans but if they are I really can't see Cissoko being here for the run-in.

Freathy wrote:

Grovehill wrote:

The reality is that no Premiership Club put in a bid  in either of the last two transfer windows when he had just had/was having an exceptional season.

Unless he repeats that sort of form this season(which looks unlikely) I can't see a "big" Club being interested.

I suspect that he isn't considered to have the right temperament for football at the highest level.

Frankly, I'm more worried about (again) losing loan players in January.

If the player is any good, a season long loan means half season loan in reality. I don't know if international loan rules are the same as domestic loans but if they are I really can't see Cissoko being here for the run-in.

hmm I wonder if there’s a obligation to buy in the deal ? Hallet would probably shit his pants like he did with Azaz when we had first option there

RegGreen wrote:

hmm I wonder if there’s a obligation to buy in the deal ? Hallet would probably shit his pants like he did with Azaz when we had first option there

I think you mean is there an option to buy - there isn't.

..and Hallett didn't shit his pants. Even if we could afford the transfer fee. The money wasn't/isn't there to pay Azaz's wages.