Andros Townsend, a former Newcastle United winger, has described his unsuccessful move to Burnley this summer as one of the “toughest moments” of his career. Townsend had spent pre-season training with Vincent Kompany’s team and impressed despite missing the entire season due to an ACL injury.
Townsend, who had a good six months on Tyneside before going to Crystal Palace following the Magpies’ relegation in 2016, had agreed to join Turf Moor, but the agreement was withdrawn at the last minute. Townsend described his unsuccessful transition to the Clarets as one of the ‘toughest moments’ of his career on BBC Radio 5 Live.
“Last season was a nightmare for me, I missed the entire season due to injury,” Townsend added. So getting a break in pre-season and getting back to playing at a level you know you’re capable of, being offered a contract and getting to the day where you’re signing the contract and just waiting for the paperwork to come through, and then being told that contract is being ripped away from you – I honestly left that conversation in tears.
