Building work begins on Burnley FC's £10.6m Barnfield Training Centre

Building work has commenced to transform Burnley FC's Barnfield Training Centre into a £10.6m state-of-the-art facility.

The club gained planning permission last summer to build a brand-new training complex on the existing footprint in Padiham, which falls within National Trust boundaries.

The development of the 73,000 square metre area will include new pitches and, crucially, the building of a dedicated new training centre to bring first class facilities for the first team, development squad and youth team players under one roof for the first time.

“We have spent four or five years now wondering how we develop the training ground to move the club forward, and it won’t be long before the steelwork comes out of the ground, the structure takes shape and it will all come together.

Clarets boss, Sean Dyche, added: “It’s a very exciting time for the club!