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CJ Egan-Riley was portion of a Burnley defence which conceded conscionable 16 goals successful 46 league games past season
England Under-21 defender CJ Egan-Riley has joined Marseille connected a escaped transportation aft rejecting a caller declaration astatine Burnley.
The 22-year-old was named successful the Championship squad of the play aft helping the Clarets break antiaircraft records arsenic they won promotion to the Premier League.
Burnley past week said they had offered the erstwhile Manchester City subordinate a "significant semipermanent contract" but that helium had "made the determination to prosecute an accidental successful France".
Egan-Riley is connected work with England astatine the European Under-21 Championship and volition articulation up his caller nine aft the tournament.
Marseille are managed by ex-Brighton brag Roberto de Zerbi and volition beryllium playing Champions League shot adjacent play aft finishing 2nd successful Ligue 1, down Paris St-Germain.
On Wednesday they agreed to motion England midfielder Angel Gomes, who had spent 5 years with chap French broadside Lille.
Egan-Riley joined Burnley from Manchester City successful 2022 and had indebtedness spells astatine Hibernian and PSV Eindhoven earlier establishing himself astatine Turf Moor.
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