Walsall have signed frontman Steve Jones on a free transfer from Premier League new-boys Burnley.

The 32-year-old has penned a one-year deal at the Banks’s Stadium, becoming the second signing of the summer and the week after the arrival of defender Mark Hughes from Northampton.

A fellow Northern Ireland international, Jones is a striker who can also play out wide on both wings.

He started his career after being plucked from the non-league ranks by Crewe Alexandra in 2001, making his name over five productive years and over 170 appearances at Gresty Road.

His next move took him to last employers Burnley, where he figured 64 times for the Turf Moor outfit.

But he rarely settled at Turf Moor and was farmed out on loan back to Crewe, Huddersfield and Bradford, where he ended last season.

Now Jones has the chance to make a new start with the Saddlers and manager Chris Hutchings is delighted to have got his man.

He said: “He is a player who will excite people. We had to fight off plenty of competition from elsewhere to secure his services and he is a great acquisition for this football club.

“Steve can create and score goals and his experience will benefit those around him. He is comfortable on the left, right and through the middle, so he will increase our options.”