Barnes, who helped Burnley win the Championship and returned to the Premier League, moved to Norwich City

2023-05-18 15:28

Barnes, who helped Burnley win the Championship and returned to the Premier League, moved to Norwich City


After helping Burnley win the Championship this season and return to the Premier League, the 33-year-old striker Ashley Barnes failed to reach a contract extension with Burnley and will join Norwich City to stay in the Championship .


Barnes played for Brighton for 4 seasons in 2010. In his first season of joining, he contributed 20 goals in 49 games in all competitions and was the No. 2 scorer in the lineup. Barnes helped Brighton secure the promotion to the British Championship, and finally won the League One Championship for the team to return to the Premier League.


The experienced forward, who joined Burnley from Brighton in 2014, has played 293 games and scored 55 goals in nine seasons.


He contributed 7 goals and 4 assists in 42 games of the English Championship and the English League Cup this season, and scored 1 goal in Burnley's last British Championship game, helping the team lock in this season's English League Cup. Championship, once again returned to the Premier League.


However, the veteran left the team without renewing his contract with Burnley, and joined the "Canary" Norwich City with a two-year contract to continue his career in the English Championship.


Barnes, who helped Burnley win the Championship and returned to the Premier League, moved to Norwich City


For Norwich City, which is currently ranked 13th in the relegation zone of the British Championship, the addition of a striker with promotion experience will help Norwich City have a greater competitive advantage in being promoted to the Premier League next season.


Barnes said in an official interview with the Norwich City club after officially joining the club that the ambition to return to the Premier League is of course the most important. He has discussed with Norwich City coach David Wagner and learned that the club The team's style and tactics, I am very happy to be able to integrate into the team and move forward together. I believe that the team's hard work can achieve the promotion next season.


Coach Wagner also believes that Barnes' experience and clear goals can help inspire the team's strength and perform at the highest level to win games next season.