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Defender Matt Lowton is leaving Burnley after eight years at Turf Moor.

The 33-year-old right-back spent last season on loan at Huddersfield after Vincent Kompany's revamp of the Clarets squad.

That came after he made over 200 appearances for the Lancashire club following his 2015 move from Aston Villa.

Lowton was a key player under Sean Dyche, helping Burnley to promotion to the Premier League in his first season.

He was also a regular in the relegation campaign of 2021-22 but was allowed to leave on loan to fellow Championship side Huddersfield in January.

"I thoroughly enjoyed my time here. I'm glad we've had so much success and that we've brought the fans down to Turf Moor every week in their numbers," Lowton said.

"If you're from Burnley - you're a massive Burnley fan. It means so much to the town and with the culture here I grasped that straight away.

"The fans have been great with me and my family over the years and I was happy to repay them. Hopefully I did on the pitch by giving them 100%.

"We've seen this season it's been unbelievable and hopefully I'll be coming back and watching them in the future. I hope it goes from strength to strength because the love I have for this club - I can't really put it into words."

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Forward Jay Rodriguez has signed a one-year contract extension with boyhood club Burnley.

Rodriguez, 34, made 21 appearances for the Clarets as they were relegated from the Premier League last season.

His existing contract would have run out at the end of June but he has renewed for the 2024-25 campaign at Turf Moor.

"It's a great feeling and a real privilege to represent Burnley, my hometown club," Rodriguez said.

"It was a no-brainer for myself, my family and my friends and there was nothing else in my mind apart from signing and playing for this club for as long as I can."

Rodriguez, who played once for England, made his debut for Burnley in 2007 after graduating from the academy and returned to the club in 2019 after spells at Southampton and West Bromwich Albion.

He made his 250th league appearance for the Clarets on the final day of last season.

Burnley will hope to secure an immediate return to the Premier League but are looking for a new manager after Vincent Kompany left to take charge of Bayern Munich.

"It's about sticking together and working hard for each other," Rodriguez said.

"We've got a big task on our hands but it's something to look forward to and we're keen to go and grab it."

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Johann Berg Gudmundsson has re-signed for Championship club Burnley on a one-year deal.

The Clarets had announced the Iceland midfielder would be leaving Turf Moor this summer after relegation from the Premier League with his contract about to expire.

But he has now linked up with the club for pre-season under new head coach Scott Parker.

Gudmundsson, 33, has played 227 games for Burnley, scoring 14 goals.

He initially joined Burnley eight years ago from Charlton and was a mainstay in the Sean Dyche team that managed six straight seasons in the top flight.

Gudmundsson also figured in the club's Europa League campaign in 2018-19 after they had finished seventh in the Premier League the season before.

He remained for both the promotion and relegation under Vincent Kompany, although it looked like he had played his final game for the club as a substitute in the 2-1 defeat by Nottingham Forest on the last day of the season.

But a chance meeting with Burnley chairman Alan Pace resulted in him coming back to east Lancashire.

"I was on the same flight from Amsterdam as Alan," he told the club's website, external.

"We had a good conversation about the club and what we could do to get it back in the Premier League where it belongs and here I am, signing again as a Burnley player.

"I've also spoken with the new manager and I just want to help this team to get back to the Premier League."

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Burnley have signed Brazilian left-back Lucas Pires on a four-year deal.

The 23-year-old has joined from Santos, where he made over 70 appearances, for an undisclosed fee.

The defender is a product of Corinthians but a year after signing a four-year contract with Santos in 2022 he was fined 50% of his wages and transfer-listed for disciplinary reasons.

That led to him last season going on loan to Spanish club side Cadiz, where he made 28 appearances as they were relegated from La Liga.

Pires said: "English football has been a dream for me ever since I was a child, it’s a dream come true.

“I initially heard about the interest towards the end of last season. I was really happy to hear about it and I was quite emotional to be honest about coming here and playing for this club in England."

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Burnley have signed striker Andreas Hountondji from French side Caen on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The 22-year-old Benin international joins the Clarets having scored 16 goals in all competitions for Rodez during a loan spell with the Ligue 2 side last term.

Hountondji has won six caps for Benin and has also previously had loan spells with Quevilly-Rouen and Orleans during the 2022-23 season.

"I chose to come here because of the big interest shown from the club," he said.

"It's a club that gives opportunities to young players, so this is one of the big reasons I chose to be here, and I love English football.

"I have spoken with the boss [Scott Parker] and it was quite a good discussion. We spoke about values, principles, and the way we play, it was perfect for me."

Hountondji joins Brazilian left-back Lucas Pires and Dutch full-back Shurandy Sambo in signing with the Clarets for next season while Johann Berg Gudmundsson also re-signed on a one-year deal having initially been released at the end of last season.

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Burnley have signed Czech goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky on a two-year deal after he left newly promoted Ipswich Town earlier this summer.

The 33-year-old had been offered a new contract with the Tractor Boys, having helped them win promotion to the Premier League last season.

Whilst with Ipswich, Hladky won successive promotions and made a total of 71 appearances in all competitions between 2021 and 2024.

“I’ve heard a lot of things about Burnley and I’m well aware of this club, it’s got great history, an unbelievable fan base and I knew it was the place for me," Hladky said.

“I’m excited to get out and train today. I feel really well and I’m ready to get out there.”

Hladky began his career with Zbrojovka Brno and went on to join Slovan Liberec.

He later joined Scottish side St Mirren in 2019 and then spent a season in League Two with Salford City in 2020-21.

Hladky's arrival comes after Ipswich signed Burnley goalkeeper Arijanet Muric in a deal worth up to £15m.

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Burnley have signed goalkeeper Etienne Green for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal from Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne.

The 24-year-old former England Under-21 international grew up in France and came through Saint-Etienne's academy system.

He signed his first professional deal with the club in 2020 having previously played for their B team and later won two under-21 caps for England.

Green joins the Clarets having made 35 appearances in France's top flight over the past four years.

He is the second goalkeeper Burnley have signed this summer after Vaclav Hladky joined from Ipswich Town in July.

Green's arrival at Turf Moor means he is the sixth signing the club have made since their relegation from the Premier League last term.

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Burnley have signed defender Bashir Humphreys from Premier League side Chelsea on a season-long loan deal.

The 21-year-old England Under-21 international joins with the option to buy and spent last season on loan in the Championship with Swansea City.

Having begun his career with Reading's academy, he joined Chelsea at Under-15 level and also previously had a loan spell in Germany with SC Paderborn.

"It makes so much sense for the next step in my career," he told the Burnley website., external

“Burnley is a club with huge ambitions, the owners know what they’re doing, and they really want to push the club on as much as possible.”

Humphreys made his debut for Chelsea in the FA Cup against Manchester City in January 2023 and made one further senior appearance for the club in the Carabao Cup against AFC Wimbledon last term.

He made 26 appearances, and scored one goal, for the Swans last season.

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Championship side Burnley have signed defender Joe Worrall from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.

Englishman Worrall, 27, made 226 appearances for hometown club Forest, but spent the second half of last season on loan at Turkish side Besiktas.

Burnley have won both their first two games back in the Championship following relegation from the top flight last season.

“I’m very happy to be a Burnley player, I can’t wait to be involved and help get them back to the Premier League," said Worrall.

“It felt like home as soon as I walked through the door and that’s what I want it to be."

Worrall had spent his entire senior career at Nottingham Forest, aside from short loan stints at Dagenham & Redbridge and Rangers, as well as Besiktas.

He looks set to replace centre-back Ameen Al-Dakhil - who is likely to move to Germany - at Turf Moor, with Stuttgart reportedly interested in the Belgium international.

Meanwhile, fellow Burnley defender Dara O'Shea is attracting interest from Premier League sides Wolves and Brentford, with the 25-year-old eager to switch to Wolves.

Burnley winger Anass Zaroury has joined French Ligue 1 side RC Lens for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.

The Morocco international was a key figure in the Burnley side which won the Championship title in 2022-23, scoring 11 times in 39 games in all competitions.

The 23-year-old, who had been signed by then Clarets manager Vincent Kompany from Belgian club Charleroi, barely figured in the Premier League last season, playing just six times.

Sent off in his first Premier League appearance, against Manchester City, Zaroury was sent out on loan to Hull City during the January transfer window.

Zaroury appeared as a substitute in Burnley's first Championship game of this season, a 4-1 win at Luton Town, but was unwell for the Clarets' 5-0 victory over Cardiff City at the weekend.

He was called into the Morocco squad just before the 2022 World Cup and played in the third place play-off defeat by Croatia.

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Burnley have completed the signing of Hannibal Mejbri from Manchester United on a four-year contract.

BBC Sport understands the Championship club has paid a £5.4m fee for the Tunisia international, potentially rising to £9.4m, with additional sell-on and buy-back clauses.

The 21-year-old midfielder joined the Red Devils in 2019 but has remained on the periphery of the first-team squad during his stay at Old Trafford.

Hannibal scored one goal in 13 appearances for United and also had spells on loan with Birmingham City and Sevilla.

“I’m very excited," he told the club website., external "I'm very happy to be here and I can’t wait to see the fans. I have played against Burnley before at Turf Moor and the atmosphere was amazing.

“After speaking to the coach [Scott Parker] the project sounded good to me and hopefully we can make success.”

Hannibal spent the second half of last season at Sevilla, playing six times for the La Liga side.

He has also won 27 caps for Tunisia since making his international debut in 2021 and was part of their 2022 World Cup squad.

Burnley announced the signing of Mejbri with a nod to the Oasis reunion, which was announced on Tuesday.

In an ode to the band's 1995 hit Wonderwall, they revealed Mejbri on their X - formerly Twitter - account with their own twist on the song, external based on his name.

It has been a summer of creative signing announcements by the Clarets.

The Championship club also introduced Bashir Humphreys' arrival at Turf Moor with a reference to Lord of the Rings.