Scottish club Rangers have announced the signing of midfielder Joey Barton on a two-year deal.
The 33-year-old joins as a free agent on 1 July after turning down the offer of new terms at Burnley.
He was the Turf Moor club's player of the year as they won the Championship title to return to the Premier League.
"When I first found out there was an opportunity to come here, that got the blood pumping," Barton told the Rangers website.
"I'm fully aware of the situation the club has been in for the last few years but to be part of a group that is going to put this club back where it belongs was an opportunity, that if I didn't take, I would probably have regretted it for the rest of my life."
Barton, capped once for England, counts Manchester City, Newcastle and QPR among his former clubs.
He also played the 2012-13 season on loan in the French top flight with Marseille.
The experienced midfielder visited Glasgow last week.
"It was very simple. I came up, had a look around and was instantly impressed - both with what is happening at the club just now but also the history and tradition of the place," he explained.
"I went away with Rangers at the forefront of my mind, and I just knew I had to go and do it, and it was something I had to be a part of."
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