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Post by Everton News. on Jan 19, 2018 19:34:15 GMT
 Burnley have agreed a deal with Everton to sign winger Aaron Lennon for an undisclosed fee. The 30-year-old, who is surplus to requirements at Goodison Park following the arrival of Theo Walcott, still needs to have a medical, but personal terms have been agreed. Lennon joined Everton from Tottenham in 2015 and has scored seven goals in 63 appearances. The former England international has played 19 games this season. The second half of the 2016-17 campaign was disrupted for Lennon after he was detained by police in May under the Mental Health Act over concerns for his welfare. Speaking shortly after returning for pre-season training in July, he said he had received "incredible" support from "Everton, Spurs, their fans, football fans and concerned members of the general public". He has provided two assists in the 19 appearances he has made for the Toffees in all competitions this term. |
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Post by jimmy on Jan 20, 2018 9:15:09 GMT
Good luck to him. They're doing well this season. I thought he was hot and cold while he was here but did reasonably well on the whole.
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Post by Everton News. on Jan 23, 2018 15:17:44 GMT
 Winger Aaron Lennon has completed a move to Burnley after nearly three years at Everton. The 30-year-old joined the Blues from Tottenham Hotspur on an initial loan deal in February 2015 and scored two goals in 14 appearances in the remainder of the 2014/15 campaign. Lennon converted his move to Goodison Park into a permanent deal in May 2015 and leaves the Toffees after scoring nine goals in 77 appearances in all competitions. He has figured in 19 matches this season and last played for the Blues in the meeting with Tottenham at Wembley on 13 January. Everton would like to thank Aaron for his service to the Club and wishes him all the best for the future. Everton FC |
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Post by rugbytoffee on Nov 24, 2018 8:09:11 GMT
Aaron Lennon on his new lease of life at Burnley
Aaron Lennon has played more than 350 top flight games over the last 13 years, but when asked for his favourite Premier League moments, the answers are more recent than you might expect.
In no particular order, one is signing for Burnley, the other is his first Clarets goal.
Many might query why he didn’t choose a highlight from a decade with Spurs, during which time he earned a League Cup winners medal.
But the reason for the 31-year-old is simple. Burnley helped him to fall back in love with football again, and potentially saved his career.
“You could say that. To an extent, definitely,” said Lennon, who signed in the last January window from Everton, where he had undergone treatment for a stress related illness.
“I fell out of love with football for a period of time and the move definitely gave me that lift again and I started to enjoy my football. From the moment I got here every day has been brilliant. I’m loving it.
“It’s the togetherness that the gaffer brings here to the club. It’s a family. It’s such a tight-knit group, the lads are really close. When I came in they made me feel so welcome. I can just enjoy my football, it’s a great place. You could feel it instantly.
“My first goal here for Burnley was brilliant for me too. I’d not scored in a couple of years so that was a relief and a great moment for me.”
But he says the Clarets fans haven’t seen the best of him just yet.
“I still think I’ve got a lot more to give,” he said.
“I still don’t think I’ve hit top form here.
“I’ve shown it in spells but I don’t think I’ve hit top form. I’m feeling great, I look after myself and I’m working towards it. I don’t think I’m far off.”
Lennon is sure there is more to come from Burnley too, and that the goalless draw at Leicester before the international break were the green shoots of recovery after their Europa League hangover.
“It’s hard to say (what affected performances) but we know we’re not far off it,” he said.
“We had the spell in Europe and it’s difficult to play three games a week. I think that was a shock to the system for us at times and we just didn’t get the momentum that we needed like last year. You don’t get as many training sessions either when you have so many games.
“It was like that in my Everton days, even going back to my Spurs days. When you’re in Europe it’s always difficult to get the right balance. Playing Thursday-Sunday-Thursday-Sunday is difficult and when I’ve done it it’s always been a struggle to win games back-to-back.
“That’s long gone now and we’ve got the league to concentrate on. We’re fully ready for it.”
And Lennon is looking to build on an important away point last time out when they return to Turf Moor for the visit of Newcastle United on Monday night.
“They’ve had a couple of good results recently but there’s been a big break which has probably slowed them down a little bit, we hope,” said the 31-year-old.
“It’s been good for us, we’ve managed to get some great work in this week and obviously there are still a few more days before the game and the international lads are all back in.
“Some of our performances have been slightly below par, we know that.
“But we’ve been working hard and we’ll continue to do that.”
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