MagistaX Proximo black Dyche had been looking for more creativity in his midfield and confirmed Gudmundsson was a player admired by all the recruitment team in east Lancashire.

cr7 superfly blue "Johann, we feel, is a quality player who we saw last season playing at Charlton in a tough time and we liked the quality he showed," Dyche said.

Magista Obra FG orange "It helps to see a player in the European Championships with that kind of company and he did well there so it was one we all agreed would be a good acquisition for the club and we look forward to working with him going forward."

superfly mercurial v orange Gudmundsson spent two terms with the Addicks and played against Burnley last season in the game at The Valley which saw Dyche's men wrap up the second-tier title.

"It's fantastic to be here, it's a club that's shown a lot of interest in me and I'm really happy to come and play for Burnley," Gudmundsson said.

"It was a good season for myself, unfortunately not for Charlton, and then we had a good Euros for Iceland.

"It feels like a family club and like everyone is tight to each other. The atmosphere around the club is fantastic and playing against the team last season I saw just how good the club was - I definitely wanted to join."

Dyche was also eager to bring in another goalkeeper to provide cover for Heaton, even though Paul Robinson penned a new deal, because Matt Gilks had sealed a move to Rangers.

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"He's a young keeper who we think has got a lot of promise.

"He's a good keeper now but we think he can mature and get even better during his time here."