Burnley go down without a fight as £65m loan now has to be repaid

Burnley's most recent set of accounts revealed that a 'significant proportion' of a £65m loan taken out as part of the club’s takeover by ALK Capital would have to be repaid in the event of relegation

Burnley caretaker manager Mike Jackson reacts to relegation to the Sky Bet Championship following the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley. Picture date: Sunday May 22, 2022.

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In the end, Burnley left the Premier League not with a bang, but with a whimper. The battling spirit and never-say-die attitude that characterised the Clarets’ six-year stay in the top-flight disappeared at the worst possible moment.