ROBBIE BRADY HAS described his move to Burnley as a ‘fantastic opportunity’ as he looks forward to plying his trade back in the Premier League.
The Ireland international yesterday signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the top-flight club after two years with Norwich City.
Manager Sean Dyche had identified Brady as a primary target during the January transfer window and his stature was underlined by Burnley’s willingness to break their club record fee to secure his signature.
The 25-year-old arrives at Turf Moor with a growing reputation and will link-up with close friend Jeff Hendrick and Stephen Ward in Lancashire.
“For me to get the opportunity and the manager to give me the opportunity to play here is fantastic,” he told Burnley’s website.
“I’ll grab it with both hands and hopefully I can do my bit to help out the lads. It’s a great move for myself and the people to show faith in me to take me here is something I’m very grateful for and hopefully I can repay them.
“It’s massive [to be back in the Premier League], it’s so important, it’s where everyone wants to be.
“It’s been a fantastic start to the season, it looks like a club going in the right direction and I’m just buzzing that the manager has shown enough faith in me to want to take me here and hopefully I can repay him.
“Obviously, he has [Hendrick] filled me in and he’s been a long-time friend of mine so all the positives I’ve got from him. He hasn’t told me any negatives, I’m not sure there’s too many but he’s filled me in and I’m buzzing to get going.”
Tuesday’s 1-0 win over champions Leicester continued Burnley’s impressive home form and sees the club sitting in ninth position in the Premier League in their first season back at this level.
As well as the addition of Brady, Dyche also strengthened his squad with the signing of midfielder Ashley Westwood from Aston Villa.
“He is a different type, he can play in a couple of different positions and was hungry with a desire to be back in the Premier League and we want him to take on that challenge,” the manager said of Brady.
“It’s been a tough deal to get through, that one, and we’re delighted to have him and Ashley here.
“They both have different strengths to them, and they add to the group – and I mean that because I believe in the group.”
Brady could make his Burnley debut in Saturday’s visit to Watford.
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Pity he couldn’t do same ref Republic
@billy Dorney: think he’s not alone there. Ireland under MON play way too negative to get the best of our limited enough squad with Brady being one of only a few that possess some decent quality.
@billy Dorney: you prob seen loads of goals like that in the Loi Billy? same as Griffiths for celtic.
@Ado Smith: MONs tactics aren’t to blame for constantly not being able to clear the first man from corners/free kicks. I wouldn’t be a MON fan by any stretch if the imagination but Brady has been terrible for country for a long time now
@Kieran: MON would rightfully say he has probably got as much out of this squad as is possible but Brady being poor for a few matches including club (Euros weren’t that long ago where he was excellent!) doesn’t say he’s suddenly a crap player. Not the only one who has being poor for us, McLean being the obvious exception. Just not good enough at the moment but terrible to watch when O’Neill is nearly as distrusting of his players as Trappatoni to play anyway expansive.
@@baz6375: watch the LOI Goal of the Month Competition recently. Screamers every week
@Zossima: I have watched them.havent seen any free kicks as good as Griffiths.its all opinion though I know.
@Ado Smith: McLean has been a real tryer for us.i think only for that goal against Wales we wouldn’t be bigging him up as much though.that goal papers over a lot of cracks as good as it was. I see him back in the championship soon tbh.hes all about effort as opposed to technique.that only gets ya so far,especially in the position he plays as well.
@@baz6375: Your 100% right but with MON system he was essential. All the one now. Don’t think we’ll be at another major championship anytime soon unfortunately
@Ado Smith: ya.agree on both counts. unfortunately.
@Ado Smith: agree
@@baz6375: certainly did, have a look at paddy mccourts wonder goal last season, reminiscent of George Best
@Zossima: well said
@@baz6375: have u been to many LOI games last season? If so where? If not, why not?
@billy Dorney: been to see City few times Billy.league is definitely improved.I can admit that
@Ado Smith: sadly, you’re probably right
Just shows that MON didnt know how to utilise certain players because hendrick and brady are quality for burnley and poor for ireland
He’s in my fantasy team lovely
Can’t see the video, is there an alternative link?
@Jack O’Connell: cheers jack
Brady , Hendrick and Ward can play football for Burnley and Martin O’ Neill only lets them play hoofball for Ireland .
Martin O’ Neill has fallen behind todays football . Give us a manager that wants to play some football at least .
Wonderful things can happen when the manager decides to play the player in the actual position he built his reputation playing in. Think Brady ended up playing about 3 different positions in that Denmark game, as MON’s old mentor famously said ‘football is a simple game made complicated by idiots’. MON’s tactics as Ireland manager are idiotic!!