Premier League footballer found out he was being released by Burnley on Twitter
dailystar.co.ukTwitter. The midfielder spent two years at Burnley where he was largely on the sidelines following his move from Brighton in 2020.
In total, Stephens made 10 appearances in the Premier League over both seasons – including just three last campaign. The 33-year-old penned a two-year contract after trading life on the south coast for Lancashire which was up for renewal this summer.
However, that never came and the terms expired at the end of June – though the player can hardly be surprised considering the lack of impact he had at the club. READ MORE: 10 footballers you never knew dated celebs - including David de Gea and Mikel Arteta However, it was more the manner in which Stephens found out about his future that left a sour taste in the mouth after he revealed that it was only after checking in on Twitter that his future had already been decided.Speaking to talkSPORT, Stephens said: "I actually found out, as bizarre as it is and probably sums up my time up there, on Twitter, of all places, that I was not getting a new contract.
It is bizarre really."I knew anyway before my contract expired. It was when they (Burnley) released it to the press and I just saw on my Twitter feed that me and a few other lads had been released at the same time."So there was not much dialogue in terms of offering contracts etc.
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