Burnley go viral once again with scene from Friends used to announce their latest signing

Burnley go viral once again with a memorable scene from the US sitcom Friends used to announce their latest signing, Marcus Edwards.

The Clarets have signed the 26-year-old Sporting CP forward and former England Under-20 international on loan until the end of the season.

There is an obligation to buy for £8m depending on Burnley’s success this season, having spent the last three years at Sporting.

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— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) February 3, 2025

CLUB STATEMENT:

Marcus Edwards becomes Burnley’s fourth signing of the window

Burnley Football Club are delighted to confirm the signing of forward Marcus Edwards from Sporting CP on loan until the end of the season.

The Clarets saw off interest from a number of other clubs to bring the 26-year-old to Turf Moor, reuniting him with Head Coach Scott Parker, his coach from his time at the Tottenham Hotspur academy as a youngster.

Speaking straight after signing at the Club’s training ground, Edwards shared his delight to be at Burnley:

“It feels amazing. Burnley is like a Premier League club. I’m really happy to be here.

“I know Scott from my time at Spurs. I know what he’s like. He’s ambitious, he’s driven. We had a good relationship back then so when I knew he wanted me to come that was enough for me.”

“From knowing what he’s like and how he is and the fact that Burnley is such a big club in general. It made sense.

“The main thing now is to get promoted back to the Premier League. I’m coming here to try and get myself into the team. I hope we can make it over the line this season and I hope Burnley fans will enjoy watching me play too.”

Born in Enfield, Edwards joined Spurs’ academy system at eight-years-old and after progressing through the ranks, the attacker signed his first professional deal ahead of the 2016/17 campaign and made his senior debut for Tottenham in an EFL Cup tie that season.

Edwards had loan spells away from North London at Norwich City and Dutch side Excelsior in order to gain regular first team football, before departing Spurs permanently in September 2019, signing for top flight Portuguese side Vitória de Guimarães where he played alongside Lyle Foster.

His first goal for Vitória, against Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League, came just a month after signing. He went on to finish the season with nine goals and was nominated for Primeira Liga Player of the Season.

After two-and-a-half impressive seasons with Vitória, Edwards earned a move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP in January 2022 and went on to make his debut just two days after signing for the Lisbon based club.

He went on to score against another of his former teams in the UEFA Champions League, putting in a Player of the Match performance in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.

In his three years in Lisbon, Edwards totalled 120 games and 24 goals, three of those coming this season.

He now becomes Burnley’s fourth signing of the January transfer window.

This is how fans reacted as Burnley go viral once again with a scene from Friends used to announce their latest signing…

@jameson_uk: Thats how you announce a new baller. Welcome back to the EFL 🤩

@joshpearson180: Brilliant 🤣

@leafricangooner: Absolutely incredible. Bravo 👏

@TOSOTC_CFC: Nah that’s epic!! 🤣

@CodeUnknownYT: hahaha thats youre best one yet!! Welcome aboard Marcus

@rtsrichard: Probably the best yet – great stuff from the team at Burnley 👏👏👏

@KitmanPat: When Burnley release these videos I sometimes wish I supported them… this might be the best one ever

@CrosspoolClaret: Admin gets a £100k per week contract boost 🤣🙌 As for Marcus, the lad looks like he needs a bit of love after his last 12 months, let’s give him it and win this league 💥💥⚽️

@Karl7Kemp: Best signing yet and best video announcement yet

@ajjjacko: Best one so far for me 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@Superspurs131: Well that’s probably the best signing announcement of all time

@91Ziad: 🤣🤣🤣🤣. What wages is the social media guy on ? He/she better be on something special because these videos are unbelievable ! The imagination is second to none ! Literally a part time Burnley fan now due to the laughs

@ParkersCardigan: This is the BEST ONE EVER. Absolutely cooking Admin 🔥🔥🔥🔥 💜🩵

@claretnbooze: What a video 😂😂😂 Oh n what a signing.

@hackney_claret: If Carlsberg did announcement videos…… They’d probably hire Burnleys media team. Classic

@elliot_chesters: Social media team at Burnley is incredible, that’s so so good

@TonyFretwell: Very good this. I’m not Burnley fan but this is fantastic

@AndyNufc48: Fucking brilliant! Burnley always smash it out the park with player announcements 👏 on another note, I don’t remember what it’s like to announce a player 😔 #nufc

@WomblesDream: Unreal content from Burnley.

@Evertxn: Side note, I can’t believe there’s as many haters of Friends as there are. It’s a great sitcom, and there’s no way it’s not an enjoyable watch for anyone.

@Leecosgrove10: Now this is the content I’m here for , this is brilliant 🙌🏼😂