JOHANN IS BACK AND HE'S VERY HAPPY!

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Gudmundsson returns to the Clarets

2024-07-06T14:00:00.000Z

JOHANN IS BACK AND HE'S VERY HAPPY!

Gudmundsson returns to the Clarets

2024-07-06T14:00:00.000Z

Gudmundsson returns to the Clarets

We are pleased to announce that Johann Berg Gudmundsson has rejoined Burnley Football Club!

The Icelandic international left the club at the end of his contract last season but has now returned to Turf Moor to sign a new one year deal.

Speaking on his first day back at the training ground he told Clarets+ he feels like he’s back home again: “Yes! I’m back and I’m extremely happy! This club means so much to me.”

“Leaving the club in the situation it was, getting relegated, was difficult. I didn’t want to leave. I wanted to help get us back into the Premier League where we belong.”

“I knew my football career was definitely not over.”

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The 33 year old midfielder admitted a chance meeting on a plane with Burnley’s chairman helped open the door to his return: “I was on the same flight from Amsterdam as Alan Pace and we had a good conversation about the club and what we could do to get it back in to 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.”

“It’s going to be hard. The Championship is extremely hard. But the talent we have in this squad, the experience we have in this squad we can look at this season in a positive way.

“We know we've got to work hard. It’s not enough to have talent in this league. You have to work hard every day, every game, and that’s why I’m here to make sure that’s what we’re going to do.”