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Nicky Hayen makes Burnley squad 'change' transfer admission Nicky Hayen provides latest transfer update on the eve of new season Nicky Hayen accepts Burnley’s squad will continue to change between now and the end of the transfer window. There’s already been a big turnover at Turf Moor this summer, mostly on the outgoing front with a number of players opting to move on following the club’s relegation from the Premier League. While the new season gets underway this weekend with a cup tie against Notts County, how Burnley’s squad looks now at this moment in time is likely to be a lot different to when the window closes on September 1. When asked if he expects much change between now and then, Hayen said: “Well you already know the answer, it will change because you still have one month to go and we were talking about it. “The club is really busy behind the scenes and it's really important for us. “It doesn't always have to be like, a name pops up in the media, then they say is it true that there is interest in this kind of player. Every day a new name will appear, so we're just working hard behind the scenes. “We don't want to make other teams aware if we are interested in a player, but of course we want to improve the quality, but still there are players who are going to leave.” Subscribe now for HALF PRICE and catch every minute of our Clarets coverage this season - from pre-season to the final whistle. Click here On the incoming front, only Lluc Castell, Ugo Raghouber and Ben Amos have arrived this summer, while Ashley Barnes has signed up for another year. When asked if further additions are dependent on more outgoings, Hayen added: “It's a collaboration. So you also have a transfer value, you have a transfer market. "Some clubs asking money that's maybe not feasible for us at the moment, but we will see at the end of August. “What we’re doing is actually working with the players who are available at the moment, we are creating a team. “This team has to be good enough to play for these promotion play-offs and to go to the next round of the cup and that's always the mindset that we are here for. “We work with the players and we spend all our energy into them.” Given what transpired in the transfer market two years ago after Burnley’s last relegation from the Premier League, many are fearful of another chaotic end to the window. While Hayen accepts there’s a high probability some deals will come down to the final hours, he insists he’s feeling “comfortable” about the situation. “We're just seeing what's possible,” he added. “If no one comes in for example, you're not going to let players also go, so you need a certain amount of players. “We're looking in both ways and if a player can come, that means also that we want to replace someone. If not, then we have to keep the squad. “It's also about what I said about transfer value, transfer market, how it is at the moment. You know also some or most of the deals will happen during the last few hours on August 31. “I'm actually quite comfortable. I don't lose my energy in this timeframe because you know how it goes in the transfer window. I just concentrate on the players who are here at the moment. “We implement a new style of play. They're into it and that's where we want to encourage them every day.”