{"id":574834,"date":"2020-12-17T07:34:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=574834"},"modified":"2020-12-17T07:34:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:34:18","slug":"josh-benson-extends-burnley-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/12\/17\/josh-benson-extends-burnley-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Benson Extends Burnley Contract Until 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/burnley\/\" target=\"_self\">Burnley<\/a> youngster <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/bf3aeb61\/all_comps\/Josh-Benson-Stats---All-Competitions\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Benson<\/a> has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at the club until June 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The new contract also includes the option of a further year at Turf Moor for the 21-year old, who made his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> debut against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p>Benson is the latest player to commit his future to the Clarets, following new deals for team-mates <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4ab53cdb\/Jay-Rodriguez\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay Rodriguez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/0d4ceb32\/Matej-Vydra\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matej Vydra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8df7a2fb\/Ben-Mee\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Mee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/495945ef\/Ashley-Westwood\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ashley Westwood<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/fc15fb84\/Dwight-McNeil\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwight McNeil<\/a> since the end of last season.<\/p>\n<h2>Burnley Youngster Josh Benson Extends Contract Until 2023<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">2023 \ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshBenson99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JoshBenson99<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WAb3DWkpLN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WAb3DWkpLN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurnleyOfficial\/status\/1339256646657257474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Josh Benson &#8216;Really Happy&#8217; at Burnley<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the club website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burnleyfootballclub.com\/content\/new-deal-for-benson\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Benson said<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m really here. I\u2019ve worked hard for this and now I just want to crack on and focus on my football. It\u2019s been a great few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been getting more confident, playing the games, and now the club has shown faith in me I feel even more confident and hopefully I can push on and deliver on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on his time at Turf Moor, the midfielder added: \u201cIt\u2019s a great club and I feel like I\u2019ve matured a lot, developed as a player here, and realised it\u2019s a different life from being a boy to a man, moving away from home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing at a Premier League club has been a dream of mine and now I\u2019m training regularly, being on the bench and starting to get some minutes with the first team it\u2019s becoming a reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to be the best player I can be and play as many games as possible. This is just the start and I want to build on it and hopefully earn more contracts in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Succeeding up North<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Benson joined the Burnley academy in 2018 after being released by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> and spent last season on loan at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=grimsby+town\" target=\"_self\">Grimsby Town<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The then-20-year-old made 11 appearances for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_self\">League Two<\/a> side, scoring two and providing two assists in the COVID-19 shortened season.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to Turf Moor, Benson was fast-tracked into the first team before making his competitive debut against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/sheffield-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Sheffield United<\/a> in the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He has made five first-team appearances this season and is included in the squad to face <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/aston-villa\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a> tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"dlim2QqfSwp-lbNEeiBKvw\" 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\/1228620548\" 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:'dlim2QqfSwp-lbNEeiBKvw',sig:'5L9c2-ZmpR16KSFWUG9cmI5MhN0XzYTizty3FITX-sU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1228620548',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burnley youngster Josh Benson has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at the club until June 2023. The new contract also includes the option of a further year at Turf Moor for the 21-year old, who made his Premier League debut against Manchester City in November. 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