Peter Crouch has officially joined Burnley

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Peter Crouch has officially joined Burnley until the end of the season in a swap deal which will see Sam Vokes move to
Stoke City.

Crouch, 38, has made 462 Premier League appearances for six different clubs, scoring 108 goals.

Vokes, 29, has joined Stoke City for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

Stoke manager Nathan Jones said: “Sam is a player of real pedigree, he has been promoted from this level and he’s an experienced international and Premier League player.

“To get it done is something totally different to anything we have and we think he’s a marquee player for this level.”

Clarets manager Sean Dyche is convinced Crouch can still prosper in the Premier League, where the towering former Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth and Tottenham target man has a record of 108 goals in 462 games.

Speaking at his press conference to preview Burnley’s clash with Southampton this weekend, Dyche said on the club website: “There’s no issue about his fitness and I think he has an intention and a desire to still make a mark in football.

“We know what a good character he is and he still has that edge. We know he’s an effective footballer and he has a hunger to come here and make a mark.”

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