Burnley pays club-record fee to sign Middlesbrough's Gibson

Defender Ben Gibson has become Burnley's first signing of the window and has joined for a joint club-record fee from Middlesbrough.

Burnley has made Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson its first signing of the transfer window in a deal that has equalled its club-record fee.

The 25-year-old has signed a four-year deal at Turf Moor in a move that will reportedly cost the Clarets in the region of £15million, which Sean Dyche's side previously spent last summer to sign striker Chris Wood from Leeds United.

Gibson played in each of Middlesbrough's Premier League games during the 2016-17 season and stayed with his boyhood club when they were relegated out of the top flight.

Previously, Gibson had represented England at Under-21 level  and recently has been called up to the Three Lions' full squad.

The centre-back was at Turf Moor on Sunday to watch his new team's pre-season friendly with Espanyol.