Premier League clubs approve changes to associated party transaction rules
The proposed changes came into play after an independent tribunal found some aspects of the APT rules to be unlawful following Manchester City’s lawsuit.
Burnley FC has finally made it official that it will terminate Steven Defour’s contract with as many as ten months still remaining on the deal. Steven Defour has stated that he is “honoured” to have the played for Burnley after he left the team to return to Belgium citing “family reasons”.
Burnley agreed to grant Defour exit from the team after mutually agreeing to terminate the contract despite ten months remaining on the signed deal.
The 31-year-old made as many as 58 appearances for Burnley but injuries prevented the midfielder to cement his place in the starting XI.
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“I just want to say I’m honoured to have played for Burnley Football Club,” said Defour as quoted by the club’s official website.
“I want to thank the gaffer and his staff and the medical staff for taking care of me. I wish I could have shown more on the pitch, but unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be. I wanted to show more because the support was really fantastic.
“You don’t really want it to end because you want to give something back for all the support I have been given. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out the way I wanted them to,” he added.
“But I’m very honoured I’ve played for Burnley and that I’ve grown with this club and we made progress together. I hope they will remember me as a player when he was on the pitch, he gave his all and tried to give some joy to the fans.
“I enjoyed every second of playing for Burnley and I will always be a fan of Burnley Football Club,” he concluded.
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