Clarets swoop for Owls stopper

Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Lee Grant has agreed a three-year deal with Burnley and he moves to Turf Moor for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old, who played 136 consecutive matches for the Owls, will join the Championship side subject to the relevant paperwork being completed.Grant previously spent two months on loan with the Clarets under former boss Steve Cotterill, but only managed to make one appearance during that period.The move reunites him with Burnley manager Brian Laws, who he played under at Wednesday.But, despite being excited about the move, Grant leaves Hillsborough with a heavy heart.He told Clarets Player: "Obviously this is my second spell here, it was quite a short one first time round so hopefully this will be a much longer affair."On leaving Wednesday, he added: "In all honesty, I've had three really good years there and, although last year didn't end up the way I would have liked, on a personal basis I still managed to have a good year and came away with a few awards."(I'm leaving with) a heavy heart, having had a very good relationship with the players and the staff and obviously the fans there so a big thank you to those, but obviously I'm looking now to build up some good relationships here."The Owls will use the undisclosed transfer fee, believed to be in the region of £1million, to help pay off tax debts of £550,000.Wednesday were served with a winding up petition last week by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and that resulted in a subsequent transfer embargo enforced by the Football League, which the club hope will now be lifted.Wednesday rejected four previous bids for Grant, but accepted the latest offer on Sunday for the goalkeeper, who joined the Owls on a free transfer from Derby in the summer of 2007.

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