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Burnley will be the ninth club Jonjo Shelvey has played for Burnley have signed former Newcastle United and England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey until the end of the season. The 32-year-old joins following the expiration of his contract with Turkish Super Lig club Eyupspor. An England international with five caps, Shelvey also played in Turkey with Caykur Rizespor and arrives at Turf Moor having been on trial with the Championship club this month. "I like the club as a whole - every time I have played against Burnley at Turf Moor it's been tough, " he said. "I'm part of this team now and my aim is to do my best to help this club get back into the Premier League, where it belongs. " Having come through Charlton's academy, he went on to join Liverpool and made 65 appearances for the Reds before joining Swansea City. He spent three years with the Swans and then signed for Newcastle United in 2016 where he helped them win promotion from the Championship in his first full season. After seven years at Newcastle, Shelvey joined Nottingham Forest before leaving for Turkey in September 2023. He joins a Burnley side third in the Championship table and two points off the automatic promotion places. Latest Burnley news, analysis and fan views Get Burnley news sent straight to your phone Premier League: Chelsea's Palmer starts against Wolves - team news & build-up 'It's time to accept it - England are nowhere near Australia' Hamilton 'realises dream' on first day at Ferrari Watch all episodes of the acclaimed comedy drama A-grade student Oly's life is turned upside down when she unexpectedly gives birth The 'Green Book' sponsorship deal that outraged fans Why was a struggling German ice hockey team paid a million dollars to wear 'Green Books'? Steven Knight's hit war drama has returned Watch all episodes of the adrenaline-fuelled new series on BBC i Player now Revisiting old ideas to see how far science has come Claudia Hammond reviews a list of ideas she prepared for a BBC job interview 30 years ago Cole Palmer - made in the Caribbean 'It's time to accept it - England are nowhere near Australia' 'Tank', 'train' & 'monster' - the rise of Man City's signing Khusanov How Hyrox became the latest sporting craze Allen leads Bills to play-off victory over Ravens. Video Allen leads Bills to play-off victory over Ravens We are maybe worst team in Man Utd history - Amorim. Video We are maybe worst team in Man Utd history - Amorim Toone scores hat-trick as Man Utd beat City in thrilling derby. Video Toone scores hat-trick as Man Utd beat City in thrilling derby 'Are Liverpool best team in world right now? ' - MOTD pundits on 'risky' Reds. Video'Are Liverpool best team in world right now? ' - MOTD pundits on 'risky' Reds Why Britain's Draper had to retire injured again 'A second chance' - legend Vonn exceeds own comeback expectations Meet coach Khabib's MMA super-team Law - the squinting kid who grew into giant of global game 'My record will go' - will Haaland overtake Shearer? © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.