Burnley have brought in two new forwards on deadline day - Sporting's Marcus Edwards on loan and Ajax's Jaydon Banel for an undisclosed fee. Banel, 20, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Scott Parker's promotion-chasing Clarets.

Burnley have signed Sporting CP forward Marcus Edwards on loan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old former England Under-20 international has spent the past three years with the Portuguese giants.

Burnley have confirmed the shock signing of Sporting CP forward Marcus Edwards, with the Championship high-flyers signing the attacker on loan with an obligation to buy should they be promoted to the Premier League.

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Championship promotion hopefuls Burnley have claimed a significant coup with the loan signing of former England youth international Marcus Edwards from Sporting. The 26-year-old was linked in the past to top six teams in the Premier League, but it seems like his stock has fallen recently, not playing for the Portuguese side since November.

Former Tottenham Hotspur winger Marcus Edwards has joined Burnley from Sporting CP. He becomes Burnley’s fourth addition of the January window following the arrivals of Ashley Barnes, Jonjo Shelvey, and Oliver Sonne.