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Winger ready to play his part in next chapter after extending Turf Moor stay

2021-02-01T12:30:00.000Z

JBG Wants More Good Times To Come

Winger ready to play his part in next chapter after extending Turf Moor stay

2021-02-01T12:30:00.000Z

Winger ready to play his part in next chapter after extending Turf Moor stay

Johann Berg Gudmundsson hailed signing a new contract with the Clarets as the perfect way to end a perfect week.

Gudmundsson was one of a quartet of senior players to agree terms to extend their careers at Turf Moor.

And the Iceland international put pen to paper on a deal that will keep him with the Clarets until June, 2023 to end a few days which had included Premier League wins over Liverpool and Aston Villa, an FA Cup victory at Fulham and the birth of his first son.

“It was definitely a good week. With Burnley we had fantastic wins and then our little boy came on the morning of the Aston Villa game,” said Gudmundsson, who signed up ahead of Sunday's trip to Chelsea where Sean Dyche's men lost for just the fifth time in 14 league games.

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“Three points against Aston Villa was massive for us and then a new contract as well, so it was a fantastic week for myself and for my family.”

Gudmundsson is nicely settled in the North West, having joined the Clarets from Charlton Athletic in July, 2016.

And after making 123 appearances for the club and contributing to two top-10 Premier League finishes during his time with the Clarets, he is delighted to be committing more of his future to the club.

“I feel really well at Burnley. I feel part of a really good family here,” added the 30-year-old, who has been a regular back in the first-team squad since regaining full fitness at the turn of the year.

“I’ve loved my time here and hopefully we’ve got some more good times here.

“The club has shown massive faith in me and I’m extremely happy about that.

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“I still think I’ve got a lot left in myself. Injuries have been a problem but I’m just looking forward to the future, looking forward to playing more games and helping the team get even better in the Premier League.

“That’s what we believe every year – that we will stay in the Premier League.

“We know it’s extremely difficult and this season didn’t start as we wanted it too.

“But we’ve come right back and got some great wins over the past few months.

“The aim is to keep that going. It’s been a fantastic run and we want to keep that going.”

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Gudmundsson joined Matt Lowton, Kevin Long and Erik Pieters in signing new deals following similar moves last year to keep Ben Mee, Jack Cork, Ashley Westwood, Jay Rodriguez and Matej Vydra at the club.

And Gudmundsson sees the collective approach as key to the Clarets’ continued progress.

“That’s a massive part – that we have done it together over the last few years,” he said.

“Some players have added to it but if you keep the same core it’s going to do a massive thing for this football club.

“We’ve shown over the last few years that we’ve done really well to be in the Premier League and do even better than that.

“It’s massive that players are staying and we can keep the best players here.”