Watford sign Burnley star Andre Gray for £18.5m… after boss Sean Dyche bans his girlfriend Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock from directors’ box
The English striker has completed a move to Hertfordshire after a two year stay at Turf Moor
BURNLEY have accepted a bid of £18.5 million from Watford for striker Andre Gray.
The 26-year-old, who is expected to have his medical on Wednesday, will become new boss Marco Silva's seventh signing.
The Turf Moor side had previously turned down two offers from the Hertforshire-based side before accepting an offer they could not refuse.
It has emerged that the transfer comes after Burnley gaffer Sean Dyche prevented Gray's partner, Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock, from sitting in the directors' box because she was too famous.
There is no suggestion however that the incident contributed to the move.
Gray, who only had a year left on his Burnley contract, scored nine Premier League goals last season.
The Wolverhampton-born striker, who moved to Turf Moor from Brentford for £9 million in 2015, also provided three assists in the last campaign.
Brentford agreed a 20 percent sell-on fee from the sale two years ago and will gain £1.9 million from the deal.
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The forward was thought to be seeking a transfer after turning down a new deal at the Premier League club.
Gray is no stranger to controversy and was handed a four-match ban during the 2016/17 season for homophobic tweets he sent in 2012.
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