Chelsea have confirmed that striker Patrick Bamford has joined Burnley on a season-long loan

The 22-year-old forward will spend the campaign in the Premier League with the newly-promoted Clarets, who were beaten 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, reports the Chelsea website.

Bamford signs at Turf Moor following a temporary spell with Norwich City last season, where he made 16 appearances in all competitions.

Prior to that, he spent a brief period on loan at Crystal Palace where he made six Premier League appearances for the Eagles.

In the 2014-15 campaign, Bamford scored 17 times in 38 appearances in the Championship and went on to be named the divisional Player of the Year.

Over the course of his career, Bamford has netted 57 goals and assisted 27 from 148 appearances in all competitions playing for the likes of Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, MK Dons, Derby, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Norwich.

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