Manchester City defender CJ Egan-Riley has completed his free transfer to Burnley.
Egan-Riley, 19, came through every age group in the academy and finished last season by lifting the Under-23 trophy as captain as Brian Barry-Murphy's youngsters celebrated back-to-back league victories. It had been a breakthrough year for the teenage right-back, who followed up an impressive debut in the Carabao Cup in September 2021 at home to Wycombe with further senior appearances under Pep Guardiola against Sporting in the Champions League and Newcastle in the Premier League.
However, with his contract at the Etihad expiring this summer, Egan-Riley has taken the opportunity to join Championship side Burnley where he will hope to advance his professional career with more regular game time. City will receive a nominal fee from Burnley in recognition of their development of the player but could receive up to £1m in additional payments and will get 30 per cent of his next transfer fee.
