The results in the Championship this weekend will be of particular interest to Tottenham Hotspur, with the Lilywhites now close to receiving a sizable financial boost ahead of the summer if Scott Parker can do them a favour.
Many Tottenham Hotspur fans would have noticed in January that one of the club’s highly-rated former academy players returned to English football.
Marcus Edwards completed a loan move from Sporting Lisbon to Burnley on deadline day, and the winger has already impressed during his short stay at Turf Moor so far.
The Clarets are now on the verge of being promoted back to the Premier League, which is excellent news for Daniel Levy and Tottenham.
Tottenham set to recieve millions from Marcus Edwards deal
With their 2-1 win against Norwich City on Saturday, Burnley opened up a five-point lead over Sheffield United in third place.
The Clarets and table toppers, Leeds United, are now overwhelming favourites to seal automatic promotion to the top-flight, and this will benefit Tottenham.
Tuesday’s edition of Record (as relayed by Sport Witness) points out that Burnley have an obligation to make Edwards’ stay permanent for €10m (£8.5m) if they were to secure a promotion.
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With Tottenham having a 35 per cent sell-on clause on the Englishman, they will receive €3.5m (£3m) of the fee if Scott Parker’s men secure their spot in next season’s Premier League.
What will happen if Burnley do not get promoted?
Even if Burnley have a huge collapse from this point and fail to win promotion, Edwards is still expected to be on the move this summer.
Record make it clear that Sporting Lisbon boss Rui Borges does not want the Tottenham academy graduate to return to Jose Alvalade Stadium this summer, with the Portuguese club’s hierarchy having made up their mind to cash in on him.
It would thus seem that Spurs are almost guaranteed to get a fee for Edwards this summer, one way or the other.