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Hjalmar Ekdal: Burnley sign Sweden international defender for undisclosed fee

Burnley have signed Sweden defender Hjalmar Ekdal for an undisclosed fee on a four-and-a-half year contract.

The 24-year-old 6ft 2in centre-back has moved from Swedish top-flight side Djurgardens IF to become Clarets boss Vincent Kompany's second January window signing.

"Burnley and Kompany have done amazing things so far this season," Ekdal said.

"It's something I really wanted to be a part of. It feels really good."

Stockholm-born Ekdal has won three full caps for his country, the most recent against Finland in the Algarve on 9 January - his first game since Swedish football shut down for its winter break in November.