Burnley announced signing of Aaron Lennon from Everton

Burnley Football Club have confirmed the signing of Aaron Lennon from Everton.

Lennon, 30, has joined the Clarets for an undisclosed fee and will wear squad number 25.

The England international ends a two-and-a-half-year stay at Goodison Park, following a successful loan spell on Merseyside from Tottenham Hotspur during the second half of the 2014/15 season, to become the Clarets’ first permanent signing of the January transfer window.

And after 14 years as a player in the top flight, the winger is keen to help Burnley continue to establish themselves as a Premier League club and build on their current eighth place in the table under manager Sean Dyche.

Lennon told Clarets Player HD: “Burnley was the club I wanted to come to and I can’t wait to get started. I’m looking forward to playing here.

“The club is moving forward and I want to hopefully play a part in that to keep it going in that direction.

“I think I’ve still got a lot to offer. I am only 30 and I still want to play at the highest level.

“I have missed a bit of football in the last year or so and I just want to get back and play as much as possible.

“I’ve never had an easy game against Burnley and this year they have done fantastic. They deserve to be where they are.

“Hopefully I can help the side continue that and have a good end to the season.

“The team has done brilliant. There are 14 games to go and hopefully we can kick on and maintain a place in the top half, which would be brilliant for the football club.”

He played a total of 77 games for the Toffees - scoring nine times - including 19 appearances this season as a team-mate of former Burnley defender Michael Keane.

“I spoke to Keano a few times. He had nothing but good words to say about the club and he wished me well.

“He’s a great lad and a top player. I played with him for a little while and he’s a top player, who’s going to go a long way in the game,” added Lennon, who starts a new phase of his career with the Clarets, having made almost 350 Premier League appearances and played close to 500 club games in total.

Lennon has also been capped 21 times by England, playing in both the 2006 and 2010 World Cup finals.