Premier League - Burnley sign Fletcher

Eurosport - Wed, 01 Jul 09:08:00 2009

Premier League new-boys Burnley have broken their transfer record to sign Scotland striker Steven Fletcher from Hibernian for £3 million.

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The 22-year-old, who has four Scotland caps, joins the Turf Moor club for their first Premier League campaign having scored 52 goals 190 appearances at Easter Road.

Fletcher becomes the club's second signing in a day following full-back Tyrone Mears' capture.

Fletcher has agreed a four-year contract with the Clarets, who will pay the SPL club double their previous record fee having shelled out £1.5m for both Martin Paterson and Chris Eagles last year.

The forward was named Scottish Football Writers' Young Player of the Year in 2007-08 and attracted the interest of Celtic earlier this year.

Mears, meanwhile, has signed for around £500,000 after spending time on loan at Marseille last season.

Mears, 26, is looking for a change of luck in the top flight after a shattering experience in the 2007-08 season.

He was part of the Derby side that finished bottom of the table with an all-time low tally of 11 points.

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  1. #13 NAW!!

    HAIL HAIL!

    From sherbet_d, on Tue 30 Jun 9:30PM

  2. Jim i think you will find that a couple of seasons ago­ when he was even younger Fletcher was linked with a­ transfer to Real Madrid but they failed to make a firm­ offer for him.

    From stuart.chalk1, on Tue 30 Jun 9:00PM

  3. Good potential in the lad and prefer paying for a­ younger striker rather than same cash for J scotland,­ as for dirty celtic supporters on here fack off and­ leave it to Burnley and Rangers. hail hail coyle facked­ you off

    From ryanjamestrue, on Tue 30 Jun 8:43PM

  4. glad to see new boys burnley make an effort to bring­ players in in order to survive in the premiership.

    From Raimo K, on Tue 30 Jun 8:12PM

  5. pt9 £3m + mate the total is £3.8 made up of­ appearances i agree a overrated player but if he gets­ the c hance to shine he might just make it

    From paul, on Tue 30 Jun 7:48PM

  6. pt1 how wrong are you real were the first club to go­ for him

    From paul, on Tue 30 Jun 7:44PM

  7. £3m he aint worth good job we didnae spend that on­ him,not a problem.
    Donney...you feelin awrite there?

    From tommygunn...Scotlands Elite, on Tue 30 Jun 7:40PM

  8. #6 they wanted him last season but didnt offer­ enough(penny pinching at septic again)

    From METZ, on Tue 30 Jun 7:38PM
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    decent player but no what the celts ned at the minute.­ As for burnley beating celtic to the signature...if the­ celts had really wanted him they would have got him.

    From anne.twomey, on Tue 30 Jun 7:32PM
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    As a Celtic supporter, i am quite relieved we never­ signed him, an ok player in the SPL, but nothing­ special. What Celtic need is pace and power up front­ and in defence. Our scouts need to be looking at some­ of these young African players who hold or qualify for­ EU passports. What decent Scottish players that are­ about, are already at the club. Easy champs next­ season, but with style..

    From failuretocommunicate, on Tue 30 Jun 7:24PM
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    FLATCHAR AS USELASS. A SHAD HOV GANE TAY SPECAYSAVARS

    From Donney, on Tue 30 Jun 7:21PM
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    FLATCHAR AS USELASS. A SHAD HOV GANE TAY SPECAYSAVARS

    From Donney, on Tue 30 Jun 7:19PM

  13. Gary - we all know the money is the main attraction,­ but the fact that Fletch will be viewed by a wider tv­ audience is the added bonus he has. It allows him to be­ viewed on the bigger stage. Put it this way - panto­ season at the Glesga Pavilion wi' Christian and­ Dorothy Paul, or 6 months in Hollywood filming a­ blockbuster movie with Cameron Diaz and Vin Diesel?..­ Tough choice, ain't it?? LOL!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Tue 30 Jun 7:02PM

  14. Lies this fatty ugly scottish yokel was never link with­ transfer real madrid stuped eurosport

    From Jim, on Tue 30 Jun 6:48PM
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