For a bit of fun, we've used the latest edition of Football Manager to travel five years into the future, and taken a look at how Burnley's side shapes up. This is how the management simulator predicts the Clarets will be lining up in January 2026.
17. Sub 6: Mohamed Elyounoussi
A disastrous £19m move to Leeds United saw the journeyman's career in jeopardy, until Burnley, quite inexplicably, brought him in at the start of the current campaign. He's barely featured since making the move. Photo: Mark Runnacles
18. Sub 7: Lewis Gibson
His lack of first-team football since arriving at Turf Moor has seen the ex-Everton man become increasingly frustrated, and he looks set to join Wolves before the end of the transfer window. Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA
19. Manager: Vincenzo Montella
Sean Dyche was, brutally, sacked at the end of January by the new regime. Luciano Spalletti then had a less than impressive spell, before Montella joined in 2023. He's doing a fine job, by all accounts. Photo: Gabriele Maltinti