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Burnley manager Sean Dyche sign new long-term contract as Aaron Lennon joins from Everton

Sean Dyche has been rewarded for Burnley's impressive results this season: Getty
Sean Dyche has been rewarded for Burnley's impressive results this season: Getty

Sean Dyche has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with Burnley, extending his commitment to the club until 2022.

The 46-year-old, who was linked with vacancies at Everton and Leicester City earlier in the season, is set to see his weekly salary rise to approximately £70,000.

Dyche, who was appointed at Turf Moor in October 2012, has led Burnley to two Premier League promotions, securing a 16th-place finish last season.

Burnley are well-placed to avoid relegation again this year after a impressive first half of the season, which peaked when Dyche’s side briefly moved into the Champions League qualification places last month.

The Burnley manager told the club’s official website: “I am quite young in management terms. I am still learning and still improving, I believe, so for my personal reasons, as well, I think it’s the right place to be.

“It’s a very good environment and I enjoy it and I enjoy the connection I’ve had with this area.

“I think we are still moving forwards as a club and that’s important and also I’m aware of some of the challenges.”

Dyche added: “The reality of the club gives me, my staff and the players a good workplace.It’s an honest club, it’s healthy and everyone is on the same page and I have really enjoyed that.

“I look around football and it’s hard to find and it’s hard to build. We’ve built it and found it, probably in equal measure, and I enjoy that side of it. There’s lots of work to be done, but I’m definitely ‘in’ for the work to be done.”

Dyche’s assistant manager Ian Woan and first-team coach Tony Loughlan have also signed new contracts with the club.

News of new contracts for Dyche and his backroom staff followed the announcement of Aaron Lennon’s signing from Everton.

Lennon joins Burnley after Theo Walcott’s arrival at Goodison Park pushed him down the pecking order.

“I think I’ve still got a lot to offer. I am only 30 and I still want to play at the highest level,” said Lennon, who did not play for Everton during the first three months of the season after suffering with mental health issues.

“I have missed a bit of football in the last year or so and I just want to get back and play as much as possible.

“The team has done brilliant. There are 14 games to go and hopefully we can kick on and maintain a place in the top half, which would be brilliant for the football club.”