Burnley complete transfer of Peru defender Oliver Sonne, 24… whose auntie is a world famous supermodel

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BURNLEY have signed defender Oliver Sonne from Danish outfit Silkeborg.

The Peru right-back becomes Clarets boss Scott Parker’s first signing of the January window and has penned a four-and-a-half-year deal.

Oliver Sonne has signed for Championship side Burnley[/caption]

The Peruvian is hoping to help the Clarets back to the Premier League[/caption]

The right-back’s aunt is world-renowned supermodel Helena Christensen[/caption]

Sonne, 24, is the nephew of supermodel Helena Christensen and played more than 100 times in Denmark’s top flight.

After his reveal on New Year’s Eve, he said: “I’m super excited!

“To be here and experience the club and the facilities . . . it’s mind-blowing.

“It’s a massive club with great ambitions.

“The ambition is to go back up 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, going on to represent Denmark at the Miss Universe pageant later that year.

Helena launched a pro modelling career and has since fronted magazines including Vogue, Elle, and Tatler.

She is also a former Victoria’s Secret Angel.

Christensen was even named as one of the Magnificent Seven alongside Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Elle McPherson in the mid-1990s.

Sonne has previously followed in his aunt’s footsteps, modelling for Gucci and Armani.

He said: ” I had a period where I did it a lot [of modelling].

“I did some really cool things abroad with some of the top brands that we young people buy for a lot of money.

“So it was a lot of fun trying to be on that side of it all.”

Christensen is a former Victoria’s Secret Angel[/caption]

She was also crowned Miss Universe Denmark[/caption]

Sonne joins Burnley with the club third in the Championship, three points off Sheffield United in second.

Parker’s side are hoping for an instant return to the Premier League after relegation last season.