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Burnley have signed West Bromwich Albion midfielder James O'Connor for £175,000 on transfer deadline day.

The former Stoke City man spent three months on loan with The Clarets earlier this season and impressed Turf Moor boss Steve Cotterill.

The Lancashire club have decided to complete a permanent deal for O'Connor before the Football League's transfer deadline expired on Thursday afternoon.

The Irishman has signed a three-year deal and the 25-year-old was delighted to return to The Clarets.

"I'm delighted to come back and it was a great spell earlier in the season," O'Connor told the club's official website.

"I thought it went really well and that's obviously played a huge part in me coming here now.

"I had a phone call on Wednesday night to say the bid had been accepted and we went from there and I was happy to sign."