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After a dominating season, Burnley is ready to take an inevitable ascend to the Premier League. With just 3 losses the whole season, Burnley had a dream of a season. They got new minority owners about a week back, and it appears that it will heavily invest them in the sport. Former NFL megastar JJ Watt along with Kealia Watt have invested in the Championship goliaths.
Ever since the NFL veteran shared the news, he has been very invested in the issues and performance of the club. He recently reacted to one big rumor debunked on his social media. Despite having a blast of a season, fans rumored that the manager Vincent Kompany will be leaving the championship winners.
However, yesterday, Burnley announced that Kompany has signed a five-year contract with his current club. This means that all the rumors now have proven to be fake.
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JJ Watt on debunked rumors
The NFL veteran and the newest member in the Burnley ownership group shared the news of the manager re-signing on his Instagram stories. Along with the post made by the team, he shared a statement made by the manager about re-signing.
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Kompany said, “Burnley and Turf Moor felt right pretty much from the start, so it also feels right to sign for the next five years.” Sharing this statement by his team’s manager Watt on his stories wrote, “But all the rumors said he was going“.
The team celebrates and plays the formality of the last match in a few hours with a clear shot at having a 100+ points season. However, the priority of the Kompany is to make the team Premier League-ready. Playing at the top of the pyramid will need a few teaks in the roaster and strategies.
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Watt enjoys his comeback into sports
In December last year, JJ Watt announced that he was going to retire after the end of the season. However, after saying goodbye to NFL, he apparently couldn’t keep himself away from the sports as the three times NFL Defensive Player of the Year went on to invest in the Championship winners Burnley.
I’m officially retiring from retirement.
Kind of…
Just watch. @BurnleyOfficial
UTC! pic.twitter.com/LGW2H9x90C
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) May 1, 2023
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Claiming he was retiring from the retirement, Watt, along with his wife, became an important part of the future Premier League club. Will the team have a significant performance in their instant comeback to the top tier after getting relegated last season? Drop your predictions in the comments below.
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