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Matt Lowton will leave Burnley when his contract expires this summer after eight years at the club, with the veteran defender falling out-of-favour under Vincent Kompany

Long-serving Burnley defender Matt Lowton is to leave the club after eight years when his contract expires at the end of the June.

The 33-year-old right-back was an integral part of the side that went from The Championship into Europe under Sean Dyche and he made a total of 203 appearances, scoring three goals.

Announcing his departure on Monday, Lowton said: 'I thoroughly enjoyed my time here. I'm glad we've had so much success and that we've brought the fans down to Turf Moor every week in their numbers,' Lowton said.

'If you're from Burnley - you're a massive Burnley fan.