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title: "Profit Players: Johann Berg Gudmundsson has proven to be £2.7m well spent by Burnley"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Burnley"
published: "2020-08-01T15:00:33Z"
modified: "2020-08-01T15:00:33Z"
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# Profit Players: Johann Berg Gudmundsson has proven to be £2.7m well spent by Burnley

**This article forms part of our Profit Players feature series, which is where Football Transfer Tavern takes a look at how well a player has fared since being signed or sold, using statistical figures and statements from pundits to prove how good of a deal the club managed to achieve.**

Burnley were this week [linked with a move](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/07/27/report-burnley-derby-and-championship-trio-want-11-goal-ace-from-relegated-club/) for Charlton striker Macauley Bonne, who despite scoring [11 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/macauley-bonne/leistungsdaten/spieler/296577) for the recently-relegated Addicks is [reportedly valued at just £1m](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/07/27/report-burnley-derby-and-championship-trio-want-11-goal-ace-from-relegated-club/) by the southeast London club. If the Clarets can sign him for that price, it would not be the first time that they have executed a low-cost raid on The Valley.

Four years ago, when Charlton were also counting the cost of [relegation from the Championship](https://www.skysports.com/championship-table/2015), they picked up [Johann Berg Gudmundsson](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/burnley-fc-news/burnley-sean-dyche-caution-johann-berg-gudmundsson-injuries/) for a modest fee of £2.7m (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/transfers/spieler/89231)), with the winger off the back of [playing a part in Iceland’s shock run](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/nationalmannschaft/spieler/89231/verein_id/3574) to the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.

## How did Gudmundsson fare after his transfer to Burnley?

A [knee injury](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/89231/plus/0/saison/2016/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) restricted his involvement in his first season at Turf Moor, making just [10 starts](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/89231/plus/0/saison/2016/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) upon Burnley’s return to the Premier League, although he still contributed [a goal and two assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/89231/plus/0/saison/2016/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) in that campaign.

### Gudmundsson’s excellent 2017/18 season at Burnley

It was in 2017/18 that Gudmundsson and the Clarets really came alive. Sean Dyche’s team finished in the lofty heights of [seventh](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2017) to [earn a place in Europe](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44018738) and the Icelandic winger was a significant reason for that, with [two goals and eight assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/89231/plus/0/saison/2017/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) as he became a [regular starter](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/89231/plus/0/saison/2017/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/1132) for Burnley.

Aside from his goal return, he showed his value to the team with excellent match averages of 1.9 key passes, 1.8 successful crosses and 1.5 shots in that season (as per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/41868/History/J%C3%B3hann-Gudmundsson)).

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Burnley had a disappointing 2018/19, [finishing down in 15th](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2018), but Gudmundsson upped his goal tally to three while also chipping in with seven assists in all competitions, despite playing more than 1,000 fewer minutes in the league compared to the previous campaign (as per [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/89231)).

Injuries unfortunately [restricted his involvement](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdaten/spieler/89231) in the season just finished, with the 29-year-old playing just [620 minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdaten/spieler/89231) in a Premier League campaign which saw the Clarets end in the [top half of the table](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table).

### Gudmundsson has been good value since his transfer to Burnley

Despite his curtailed 2019/20 season, Gudmundsson has still proven to be a value signing for Burnley, for whom he has played [111 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/89231/verein/1132) and produced [seven goals and 19 assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/89231/verein/1132). The latter figure works out at one assist per 5.84 appearances, which is a more than respectable return considering that he cost only £2.7m.

Who knows, he could be setting up a few goals for Bonne next season if the centre-forward follows in the footsteps of the [75-cap Iceland international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/johann-berg-gudmundsson/nationalmannschaft/spieler/89231/verein_id/3574) by swapping The Valley for Turf Moor.

***Burnley fans, how good a purchase has Gudmundsson proven to be? Comment below with your views!***