Chelsea are set to send Danny Drinkwater out on loan once again, with the midfielder due to undergo a medical at Aston Villa on Tuesday.
Drinkwater spent the first half of the 2019-20 campaign at Turf Moor and went on to appear in just two matches for Burnley amid persistent fitness issues.
The 29-year-old managed less than an hour of playing time in the Premier League for Sean Dyche's side, and had to recover from an ankle injury which he sustained after being attacked by a gang outside of a Manchester nightclub.