Charlton Athletic are delighted to announce the permanent signing of defender Reece Burke from Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.
The centre-back came through the West Ham United youth system and has played 196 games in English football’s top two tiers.
Burke has signed a two-year contract with the Addicks, with a club option of a third year, and becomes Nathan Jones’ fifth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Sonny Carey, Thomas Kaminski, Tanto Olaofe and Amari’i Bell.
First signed by Jones for Luton in 2021, Burke explained he was pleased to be reunited with his former gaffer. He said: "I’m really pleased to be here. I’ve worked with Nathan before, it felt like we had a good connection - I felt he brought the best out of me. I know what sort of team he can build and that environment is something I want to be a part of."
Jones said: "We’re really pleased to bring Reece in - he’s a wonderful defender and a really good character. He comes to us with plenty of Premier League and Championship experience and will really add to the group."
The 6ft 2in defender joined West Ham aged nine and progressed through the youth ranks to earn his Premier League debut in 2015, and went on to pick up the club’s Young Player of the Year award for the 2014/15 campaign. This was followed by a successful season for Bradford City, where he picked up a number of the Bantams’ end-of-season awards.
Championship loans to Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers followed before a permanent move to Hull City. His time there included a promotion to the Championship alongside fellow Addick Greg Docherty. Burke signed for Luton in 2021, helping them to the Premier League in 2023 and now is reunited with the man who signed him for the Hatters.
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