Burnley have signed Sporting CP forward Marcus Edwards on loan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old former England Under-20 international has spent the past three years with the Portuguese giants.

Marcus Edwards has joined Championship promotion hopefuls Burnley on loan, having struggled for minutes at Sporting CP this season.

Marcus Edwards previously worked with Burnley boss Scott Parker when the former midfielder coached in Tottenham's academy

Former Tottenham Hotspur winger Marcus Edwards has joined Burnley from Sporting CP. He becomes Burnley’s fourth addition of the January window following the arrivals of Ashley Barnes, Jonjo Shelvey, and Oliver Sonne.

Burnley have confirmed the shock signing of Sporting CP forward Marcus Edwards, with the Championship high-flyers signing the attacker on loan with an obligation to buy should they be promoted to the