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Peter Crouch makes Premier League return with Burnley move

  /  autty

Stoke City striker Peter Crouch has signed for Burnley until the end of the season as part of a deal that sees Sam Vokes go the other way.

Crouch, who turned 38 on Wednesday, has made 462 Premier League appearances for six different clubs, scoring 108 goals.

Vokes, 29, has joined Championship club Stoke for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

Speaking at a news conference, Clarets boss Sean Dyche said Crouch still "has a hunger to come and make a mark".

He added: "We know he's a good character and he still has a desire. The main thing for me is having motivated people."

The move marks a return to the Premier League for Crouch, who has made 462 top-flight appearances for six different clubs, scoring 108 goals.

The former England forward was part of the Stoke squad relegated from the Premier League last season.

Crouch has also played in the top flight for Tottenham, Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool and Portsmouth.

Vokes, who played for Wales at Euro 2016, has been at Burnley since July 2012 and has this season started 10 league games for the Clarets, who are 17th in the Premier League.

Stoke manager Nathan Jones said: "Sam is a player of real pedigree, he has been promoted from this level and he's an experienced international and Premier League player.

"To get it done is something totally different to anything we have and we think he's a marquee player for this level."

Most headers & most sub appearances - Crouch's Premier League record

Crouch was handed his Premier League debut at Aston Villa by Graham Taylor - at the age of 21. He started in a 3-2 defeat against Bolton in March 2002 and his team-mates included Peter Schmeichel, Steve Staunton and Gareth Barry.

A veteran of 42 England caps, Crouch has scored the most headed goals in the Premier League and made 152 substitute appearances - the most in Premier League history.

Of the 28 players to score 100 Premier League goals or more, Crouch is the oldest. He brought up his century playing for Stoke against Everton on 1 February 2017 - two days after turning 36.

He has also scored for each of the six clubs he has played for in the Premier League.

Only Craig Bellamy - for Coventry, Newcastle, Blackburn, Liverpool, West Ham, Manchester City and Cardiff - has scored for more.

Crouch has scored more Premier League goals (108) than Dennis Bergkamp (87), Fernando Torres (85), and Cristiano Ronaldo (84).