Robbie Brady back in top tier thanks to €15m Burnley deal

Robbie Brady will make his Premier League return at Watford on Saturday after Burnley captured the Ireland international in a club record deal of €15m last night.

As revealed in last Friday’s Irish Examiner, the 25-year-old’s preferred destination among the various options was the Clarets. He had agreed a three-and-a-half-year deal in advance of his final game for Norwich City at the weekend.

Canaries boss Alex Neil was reluctant to lose one his key wide men without sourcing a replacement. The recruitment of Yanic Wildschut yesterday removed the brakes he applied to the deal in recent days.