{"id":552104,"date":"2020-05-21T14:45:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=552104"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:29:23","slug":"robbie-brady-extends-his-stay-at-turf-moor-until-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/05\/21\/robbie-brady-extends-his-stay-at-turf-moor-until-june-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Brady Extends His Stay at Burnley Until June 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The winger signs a contract extension which will see him wear the Claret and Blue kit until June 2021. This was announced on the club website earlier today.<\/p>\n<h2>Robbie Brady Signs A One-Year Contract Extension For Burnley<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/burnley\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burnley<\/a> have exercised a 12-month option in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/Republic+of+Ireland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republic of Ireland<\/a> international&#8217;s contract.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/Robbie+Brady\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brady<\/a> joined the Claret and Blue&#8217;s in January 2017 for a club-record fee of \u00a313 million.<\/p>\n<h3>Brady&#8217;s Clarets Career<\/h3>\n<p>The winger has seen limited time at Turf Moor due to injury issues but, has displayed brilliance when on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>So far he has made a total of 63 appearances for Burnley five goals and getting eight assists.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have plagued the winger. In addition, the emergence of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/dwight+mcneil\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwight McNeil<\/a> has been impressive and limited the Irishman&#8217;s game time.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/Hull+City\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hull City<\/a> player returned to non-contact training with the rest of the Clarets squad this week as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League&#8217;s<\/a> plans to resume the season in June after the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus<\/a> shutdown.<\/p>\n<h3>Sean Dyche&#8217;s Thoughts on Brady&#8217;s Contract Extension<\/h3>\n<p>Burnley manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/Sean+Dyche\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Dyche<\/a> has commented on Brady&#8217;s stay at Burnley:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s had a bit of a tough time with injuries, unfortunately,\u201d said the Burnley boss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, this break will give him another chance to get another block of fitness in to be ready for when this starts again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the meantime, we have taken an option on him because we thought it was the right thing to do for now and for going forwards for next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Burnley&#8217;s Fortunes This Season<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, Burnley sit in tenth place in the Premier League on 39 points with ten games to play.<\/p>\n<p>Dyche&#8217;s men performed well in spells this season like drawing with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham<\/a> closer to the end of the season before it was cancelled due to Coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Burnley beat the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester<\/a> in January which showed that Dyche&#8217;s men are willing to fight against the big dogs.<\/p>\n<p>They are only six points away from fifth and can finish anywhere between fifth and 14th if the season is finished.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"TN-aYr_YSRZGoEGG7tgYoA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1204298421\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'TN-aYr_YSRZGoEGG7tgYoA',sig:'Y9OGvuI4sMS5PC_NZGbziblhhLSjkvVhA_bKYlZOigg=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1204298421',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winger signs a contract extension which will see him wear the Claret and Blue kit until June 2021. This was announced on the club website earlier today. Robbie Brady Signs A One-Year Contract Extension For Burnley Burnley have exercised a 12-month option in the Republic of Ireland international&#8217;s contract. 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