Northern Ireland striker Martin Paterson
has moved to Huddersfield following the expiration of his contract at Burnley.
The 26 year old had been offered a new contract at Turf Moor in May however he
rejected the deal, instead opting to sign a two year deal with the Terriers.
Since arriving at Burnley in 2008
Paterson has performed well but struggled with injuries. In his first season at
Turf Moor the striker scored 19 goals in all competitions helping fire the
Clarets to the Premier League through the play offs. However the following
season he struggled with injuries as Burnley were relegated back to the
Championship. Since then Paterson has continued to suffer injuries however he
has still remained an important player for Burnley. A number of Championship
clubs were rumoured to be after Paterson but it was Huddersfield who moved
quickest to complete the deal.
Paterson was pleased to have
agreed a deal with Huddersfield and said “First and foremost, Huddersfield is a
very good, respected and well run club and when an approach comes, you listen. The
manager spoke to me and laid out his plans and importantly he talked about
playing me in my position as a centre forward, so the decision became a
no-brainer. That was a big factor in my decision to come here. I spent five
years at Burnley and it was a good time, but now it is time to knuckle down and
put myself back in the position of being one of the most dangerous strikers in
the league. To do that, I need to play up front. I have turned down
opportunities at some other very good clubs to come here because I believe in
what the manager is saying and I believe in the club.”
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