{"id":585847,"date":"2021-03-06T08:29:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T13:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=585847"},"modified":"2021-03-06T08:29:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T13:29:40","slug":"phil-bardsley-signs-new-burnley-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/06\/phil-bardsley-signs-new-burnley-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Bardsley Signs New Burnley Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new contract until the end of the 2021\/22 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/19\/arsenal-talent-bukayo-saka-continues-to-impress\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> season has seen Burnley tie Phil Bardsley to the club.<\/p>\n<h2>Burnley Tie Phil Bardsley to Club With New Contract<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BARDSLEY | Clarets\u2019 defender Phil Bardsley has agreed a new contract to keep him at Turf Moor until the summer of 2022. \u270d\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurnleyOfficial\/status\/1368139718681067521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Veteran Defender Signs New Deal<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1ae30132\/Phil-Bardsley\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bardsley<\/a> joined Burnley in 2017 from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/19\/ryan-shawcross-ends-his-14-year-stint-at-stoke-city-to-join-inter-miami\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Stoke City<\/a> on a two year deal, and this is now the third time that contract has been extended. Bardsley is now the latest Clarets player to sign a new deal after recent new deals were agreed with <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5a4280b1\/Kevin-Long\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Long<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1ef37668\/Erik-Pieters\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erik Pieters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9a9c05db\/Matthew-Lowton\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Lowton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f72293fc\/Johann-Berg-Gudmundsson\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johann Berg Gudmundson<\/a>. The new contracts are a huge success for manager Sean Dyche as it means that the main players in his squad have all committed their immediate futures to the club.<\/p>\n<p>Bardsley has only appeared three times for Burnley this season as Lowton has impressed and kept the 35-year-old defender on the bench.<\/p>\n<h3>400th Appearance Nears<\/h3>\n<p>As well as Stoke City, Bardsley has played for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/01\/sunderland-weekly-round-up-new-black-cats-owner-delivers-vision-for-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sunderland<\/a>, Manchester United, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/02\/marvelous-nakamba-the-midfield-ace-in-the-aston-villa-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/17\/steven-gerrard-let-down-after-rangers-players-break-lockdown-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Rangers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/02\/where-sheffield-united-can-pick-up-points-in-premier-league-climax\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sheffield United<\/a> as well as collecting 13 caps for Scotland. He is now closing in on 400 club career appearances.<\/p>\n<h3>Sean Dyche Praises Bardsley<\/h3>\n<p>Dyche is aware that Bardsley is having to bide his time for playing minutes but has praised the players\u2019 attitude, telling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burnleyfootballclub.com\/content\/bardsley-secures-turf-moor-future\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club&#8217;s official website:<\/a> \u201cBardo is a top professional. He is lean, fit and hungry. I think when players in front of you are delivering you have to bide your time and I think we have a healthy respect here for that kind of thinking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlayers obviously knock on my door and want to play but sometimes they see it with their own eyes that the player in their position is playing well and therefore I am going to have to wait for my chance and be ready when it comes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"uSycWrCgTExmTd9At5O_wA\" 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\/1230513792\" 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:'uSycWrCgTExmTd9At5O_wA',sig:'__OoOty1x-AXCXXdS5IweF_9swsMy7nppY2xZ04kOXg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1230513792',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>A new contract until the end of the 2021\/22 Premier League season has seen Burnley tie Phil Bardsley to the club. 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