Jonjo Shelvey has vowed to put a 'reputation for being lazy' to bed after the former Newcastle United midfielder joined Burnley.

During a Q&A feature, in 2021, a Newcastle fan asked Shelvey 'why are you so lazy?' but the midfielder pointed out that his statistics proved otherwise. Shelvey explained that he 'gives off this thing' with his 'laidback' body language before the smiling ex-England international told the supporter to 'be quiet'.

Steve Bruce previously revealed that Shelvey was regularly among the top few players at Newcastle for the amount of distance he covered while successor Eddie Howe went on to highlight the playmaker's work out of possession after he 'intercepted the ball a number of times' and stopped 'a lot of attacks' before scoring a free-kick in a crucial 1-0 win at Leeds United in 2022.

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Howe initially said no when Shelvey asked to leave the club for Nottingham Forest, which shows how much the Newcastle boss valued the midfielder, before the 47-year-old changed his mind on account of their relationship and how he approached him. Shelvey went on to make just eight appearances for Forest, but the veteran has now returned to England and is determined to prove a point following spells at Turkish sides Caykur Rizespor and Eyupspor.

"I've got a bit of a reputation for being lazy but it's time now to put that to bed, back myself and show these Burnley fans what I can do," he told the club's website after joining the Clarets on a deal until the end of the season. "If anything, I need to prove to myself that I've still got it.

"Every time you look in the media, people are saying stuff but I tend to let it go in one ear and out the other and just concentrate on myself. I'm coming in here with a point to prove to be honest with you. Even though I'm 32, I still feel like I have a lot left in me and the only way I can prove that that is by performing in training and performing on the pitch to earn myself longer years at a football club."