French youngsters Maxime Esteve and Lorenz Assignon have both moved to the Premier League.

The defensive duo are new signings for Burnley on loan until the end of the season.

Esteve is a 21-year-old center back who is arriving from Montpellier, while Assignon is a 23-year-old right-back who plays for Rennes.

Both players are likely to be signed permanently if they can show they are up for the Premier League challenge.

"I have followed the Premier League since being a young child and had only pictured myself ever being here, so I am really excited," said Esteve to club media.

"The manager spoke really positively about the project here and I just wanted to be a part of it straight away."

Assignon added: "I had a number of clubs to choose from but I spoke to the manager and straight away knew that I wanted to be here.

"I'm ready to go. It's the best league in the world and I'm really excited to be a part of it."