Burnley have completed the shock transfer of Jonjo Shelvey – and have announced the midfielder in comedic fashion.
Jonjo Shelvey Announced At Burnley With Traitors-Themed Video
The former England star joins the Clarets on a deal that will run until the end of the season.
It comes after he spent the last two years at Turkish sides Caykur Rizespor and Eyupspor. Shelvey is back in England having departed for Turkey after leaving Nottingham Forest.
Shelvey’s arrival at Burnley was made public with a hilarious spoof of the hit BBC TV series The Traitors. The 32-year-old is seen wearing the show’s iconic cloak before being unveiled.
In the edited clip, former traitor Wilfred Webster reveals his shock and excitement at Shelvey joining the football club, claiming they are in a “really sick position”.
Shush, nobody knows 👀 pic.twitter.com/1yhmy3Zup8
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) January 20, 2025
Shelvey then throws off his cloak, proclaiming: “Up the Clarets!”
After arriving at Turf Moor, Shelvey said: “It feels amazing to get it done. It’s been quite a long process, but it’s all done now and I’m excited for it.
“I like the club as a whole, every time I have played against Burnley at Turf Moor it’s been tough. But I’m part of this team now and my aim is to do my best to help this club get back into the Premier League, where it belongs.”
What Is The Traitors?
The Traitors is a popular TV series which airs on the BBC and has taken the world by storm.
In the show, players are referred to ‘faithfuls’ but among them are ‘traitors’, who are aiming to banish them from the game in a bid to win a big-money prize.
In each episode, the group of contestants work together to try and banish the traitors from the game without knowing who they are.
The Traitors, remaining undetected, are then able to meet to ‘murder’ and eliminate faithfuls from the game.
Should the faithfuls eliminate all traitors from the game by the final three, they will win the money. But should a traitor be left standing, they take the prize pot for themselves.
