BURNLEY has signed defender Oliver Sonne from Danish side Silkeborg.
The Peru right-back will be Clarets boss Scott Parker's first signing in January and has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.
Sonne, 24, is the cousin of supermodel Helena Christensen and has made more than 100 appearances in Denmark's top flight.
After his unveiling on New Year's Eve, he said: “I'm super excited!
“To be here and experience the club and the facilities… it's breathtaking.
“It is a huge club with great ambitions.
“The ambition is to return to the Premier League and I will fight to make that happen.”
Christensen, 56, is a former Miss Universe Denmark.
She won the crown in 1986 and represented Denmark at the Miss Universe pageant later that year.
Helena launched a professional modeling career and has since fronted magazines such as Vogue, Elle and Tatler.
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She is also a former Victoria's Secret Angel.
Christensen was even named as one of the Magnificent Seven in the mid-1990s alongside Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Elle McPherson.
Sonne previously followed in his aunt's footsteps and modeled for Gucci and Armani.
He said: “I went through a period where I did it a lot [of modelling].
“I've done some really cool things abroad with some of the top brands that us young people buy for a lot of money.
“So it was a lot of fun to be on that side of everything.”
Sonne joins Burnley with the club third in the Championship, three points behind Sheffield United in second place.
Parker's side are hoping for an immediate return to the Premier League after last season's relegation.
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