Three Lions youngster pens long-term deal with the Clarets
Burnley Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of England U21 international James Trafford from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee.
The goalkeeper has penned a four-year deal at Turf Moor and becomes the Clarets’ fourth new arrival of the summer transfer window.
Trafford has spent the last two seasons playing Sky Bet League One football with Accrington Stanley and Bolton Wanderers most recently, where he lifted the Football League Trophy and won Young Player of the Season.
The 20-year-old played an integral role for the Young Lions in the summer, keeping six clean sheets including a stoppage-time penalty save in the final to help England’s U21s lift the UEFA European Championship.
After becoming a Claret, Trafford said: “I feel very happy to officially be a Burnley player, I was excited for it to all get done whilst the Euros was going on, I knew a lot about it and I was waiting to get back to make it all official really.
“I want to improve and learn as much as I can here and as a team, I just want to take it a day at a time and try and achieve as much as we can going forward.”
Manager Vincent Kompany added: “We’ve signed an extremely talented young man. More than just a talent he’s a great character.
“James is a very impressive, confident mature young man. Most people have seen what he’s achieved in his career so far and his level of talent.
“We’re looking forward to developing that even further. Making him even better. He’s done so much all ready and what excites us is how far he can go.”
