Burnley has recruited midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu from Chelsea for a reported fee of £23 million. Ugochukwu, who played on loan at Southampton last season, signed a five-year contract with Burnley. Chelsea is reducing its squad size ahead of the Premier League season and recently transferred Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Everton. Ugochukwu expressed his excitement about joining Burnley, highlighting the ambition of the club. Burnley has made nine signings this summer as they aim for Premier League survival, despite the prediction of a challenging season by Opta's supercomputer.
"It's a great feeling to sign for Burnley," Ugochukwu told Chelsea's official website. "As soon as I was made aware of the club's interest in signing me, I was keen to hear more about the project. It feels like this is the perfect move for me at this stage of my career with the ambition the club is showing."
"It's a really exciting time to be here and I can't wait to get started. I'm really excited to pull on the Burnley shirt in the Premier League."
Burnley have signed nine players this summer as Scott Parker aims to bolster his squad and fight for Premier League survival.
Opta's supercomputer predicts Burnley to find matters tough in the top flight, with the Clarets going back down in 45.9% of the model's data-led simulations.
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