Matej Vydra became the Claret’s third signing of the 2018 summer transfer window, after joining from Derby County.

The Czech international signed a three-year-deal, with a further 12-month option.

Before signing for Watford on a permanent basis in July, 2015, Vydra had two previous loan stints with the club, firing the Hornets to the Championship play-off final in 2012/13 and to automatic promotion two years later.

Vydra scored 20 league goals and 22 in total in his first year-long spell at Vicarage Road to be named Championship Player of the Year.

And after a season-long loan with the Baggies, his return to Watford in 2014/15 brought Vydra 16 more goals as the side managed by Slavisa Jokanovic returned to the top flight.

The Hornets then completed Vydra’s permanent signing from Udinese but loaned him out to Reading – where he scored nine times in 36 appearances in 2015/16 – and then sanctioned a club record move to Derby County in August, 2016.

He top-scored in the Championship with 21 goals in 2017/18 to spearhead the Rams’ promotion bid as they again reached the Championship play-offs – losing to eventual winners Fulham.

Vydra – who started his career with Czech clubs Vysocina Jihlava and Banik Ostrava and has been capped 20 times by his country – was named Derby’s Player of the Year and also took the award voted for his team-mates.

Following his move to Burnley, he scored on his debut as a substitute against Olympiacos in the Europa League.

Vydra also scored on his first Premier League start for the Clarets in a 4-0 win over Bournemouth in September, 2018.

But his appearances in his first season at Turf Moor largely came from the bench as Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood formed the team's regular striking partnership.

The 2019/20 was more productive, however, as Vydra made 19 Premier League appearances, including seven starts as the Clarets finished 10th the table.

Vydra ended a 17-month wait for a league goal in stunning style with a match-winning volley at Southampton in February, 2020 which earned him the Premier League goal of ther month.

He struck again the following week with a goal in a win over Bournemouth and remained a key part of the Clarets' attacking options.