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Bafana Bafana striker Foster lands major deal with English club (News24)

Burnley have announced the signing of South African international Lyle Foster from Belgian side KVC Westerlo for an undisclosed fee.

Give a warm welcome to South African international Lyle Foster from Belgian side K.V.C. Foster has made nine appearnces for the national side, scoring one goal. "From the moment I heard that there was interest from Burnley, my heart and my head were set on the club.

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WATCH | Lyle Foster's Burnley transfer announcement draws praise ... (TimesLIVE)

English football club Burnley won the internet this week with their announcement that Bafana Bafana and former Orlando Pirates player Lyle Foster has joined ...

[LancsLive](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/lyle-foster-burnley-transfer-news-26072725) reported the fee to be around €7m (R131m) with the potential to rise to €10m (R187m) if Burnley are promoted to the Premier League. [The English Championship log leaders confirmed the signing of Foster](https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2023-01-25-lyle-foster-scores-big-move-to-burnley-for-reported-sa-transfer-record/) from KVC Westerlo in Belgium on Wednesday night for an undisclosed fee. It jokingly offers World Cup winner Lionel Messi and his rival for greatest footballer alive Cristiano Ronaldo, before announcing a third option: “A super South African from the Belgium Pro League.

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Burnley make hilarious Shrek announcement video featuring ... (talkSPORT.com)

Burnley may be in the Championship, but their new signing announcement videos are definitely Premier League.Just when you thought the Clarets social m.

This transfer window has already seen the Lancashire outfit post a Toy Story themed video for the signing of Ameen Al-Dakhil, which got a great reaction on social media too. Dubbing over the actual scene from the film, Lord Farquuad says: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, don’t Burnley have the most perfect team of them all?” The minute and a half long clip – which has 50.4k retweets and 215.7k likes on Twitter and counting – begins with Shrek’s foe Lord Farquaad looking into the film’s Magic Mirror from Snow White.

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Lyle Foster should focus on his football at Burnley and avoid outside ... (Independent Online)

The Bafana Bafana striker should focus on his football and ignore the noise from outside following his much-publicised move to Burnley, writes IOL Sport's ...

Letters should be a maximum of 500 words, and may be edited for length. Submissions should include a contact number and physical address (not for publication). But such is their inconsistent form, they are not home and dry. And while the 2026 World Cup in North America might seem a long way away, it's important for Bafana to start planning for the qualifiers now. And that is why Foster will have to repay the faith shown in him by Kompany. While that was a masterstroke from Burnley’s media team, Foster still has a long way to go before he can be regarded as one of the best in England.

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Lyle Foster: Who is Burnley new signing once rated alongside Erling ... (Goal.com)

The Lyle Foster-to-Burnley transfer saga finally came to a conclusion on Thursday, when the Championship heavyweights completed a deal to sign the South ...

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Burnley announce new signing with a scene from Shrek (BeSoccer EN)

Burnley confirmed on social media the signing of South African international Lyle Foster, who came from Westerlo. However, what caught the eye most was the ...

It's a dream for me", the player said in an official club statement. Apart from Foster, the one who ended up being chosen, Messi and Ronaldo were also there but the film's character rejected them. After big spenders from the Premier League, with Chelsea leading the way, this has also encouraged deals to be done in the Championship.

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