Burnley Defender Anderson Signs New Two-And-A-Half Year Dear

Burnley defender Tom Anderson has signed a new two-and-a-half year deal at Turf Moor.

Anderson, who has been with the Premier League club since the age of eight, had loan spells at Lincoln City and Carlisle United earlier this season.

The 21-year-old said: “This means everything to me, I have been on one-year contracts for the last few years now and for me, to be given a longer deal is massive.

“You always get worried when you come close to the end of your contract and you know you have to work hard and impress and that is what I have been doing and luckily I have been rewarded for it.

“I have gained massively from my loan spells this season. My first game for Lincoln was in front of 2000 fans in non-league and then a few months later, my first league game for Carlisle was at Portsmouth in front of 15,000 fans so it helps you learn the game more and how you deal with different circumstances like that.”

“I just need to keep doing what I am doing, keep my head down and keep working hard.

“I'm no longer a young boy anymore, I'm 21 and now I have to kick on and do everything I can to get into the first team and that has been my dream ever since I joined the club when I was eight.”

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