Burnley have finally landed Chris Wood from Leeds in a club-record deal worth an initial £15million.

The Clarets were determined to land Wood after boss Sean Dyche told their board that the New Zealand striker was his No 1 choice to replace Andre Gray.

Burnley returned to Wood after having an £11.8million offer for Deportivo La Coruna’s Romanian striker Florin Andone rejected and Dyche feels the Kiwi can score in the top flight.

Wood, 25, bagged 30 goals last season to finish top scorer in the Championship as Leeds just missed out on promotion.

The Clarets confirmed his arrival, with Wood wearing the No.11 shirt.

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Wood, 25, bagged 30 goals last season to finish top scorer in the Championship as Leeds just missed out on promotion.

Leeds were keen to hang on to him and offered him a three-year contract extension on his current £15,000-a-week deal in an attempt to persuade him to stay.

But Wood was desperate to move to the Premier League once he knew of Burnley’s interest.

“My ambition has been to play in the Premier League for years," he said.

“I’ve had tastes of being in there but I’ve never had the chance to give it a proper bash.

“Coming here I feel I’ve got a proper opportunity to do that. I’ve never started a Premier League game and this what I want to do.”

Wood, who is set to make his Burnley debut in Wednesday’s derby against Blackburn in the Carabao Cup, claims the Clarets are on the up.

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“This is a club that wants to stay in the Premier League for years to come and it’s going that way,” he said.

“The squad has done fantastically over the last couple of years to put themselves in the position they are now.

“There have been some great additions this summer, which I’m sure has given everyone an added boost, to move forward and cement us as a Premier League team and looking on further up the league.

“The manager has given me a lot of confidence and backed me to bring me here, which is what you want.

“I’ve still got a lot of good years ahead of me. I’ve got lots of ambitions to achieve in the future. I’ve got goals and dreams that I want to achieve and it starts here.”