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.

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.

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