Steven Defour has penned a one-year deal with Royal Antwerp.

The midfielder joins after his release from Burnley on Saturday. Defour was cut loose as he recovers from knee injury.

Clarets boss Sean Dyche said on the weekend: “Steven has worked really hard throughout the summer to get back to full fitness and has made excellent progress.

“We were looking forward to him playing some part for us later in the season, but for family reasons it is more appropriate for him to return to Belgium.

“We always put the welfare of a player first and hopefully by returning home he can resolve these issues and get the chance to resume his career nearer to his family home.

“Despite his bad luck with injuries, Steven has been an excellent player for us and big part of our squad.

“His quality is beyond question and no-one will forget the key role he played in the first half of the 2017/18 season, when we laid the foundations to finish seventh in the Premier League and qualify for Europe."