Burnley have completed the signing of Everton winger Aaron Lennon for an undisclosed fee.
The Clarets announced the deal on their official website, bringing an end to Lennon s three-year stay at Goodison Park.
Lennon, who becomes Burnley s first full signing of the transfer window following the arrival of Georges-Kevin N Koudou on loan from Tottenham, believes he is joining a club on the up.
The club is moving forward and I want to hopefully play a part in that to keep it going in that direction, he told Clarets Players.
I think I ve still got a lot to offer. I am only 30 and I still want to play at the highest level.
I have missed a bit of football in the last year or so and I just want to get back and play as much as possible.
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Lennon, whose length of contract was not disclosed by Burnley, came through the ranks at Leeds United before moving to Tottenham in June 2005, where he made 364 appearances in a 10-year stay and won the League Cup in 2008.
The 30-year-old, who represented England at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and has 21 caps, added that Everton s former Burnley defender Michael Keane gave the club a glowing endorsement.
I spoke to Keano a few times. He had nothing but good words to say about the club and he wished me well, he added.
He s a great lad and a top player. I played with him for a little while and he’s a top player who s going to go a long way in the game.
Lennon was already on the periphery of the first-team picture at Everton, and his chances of first-team football were further diminished by the arrival of Theo Walcott from Arsenal.
