Dyche: Interest in Burnley players is a compliment

Burnley manager Sean Dyche believes interest surrounding his star players can only serve as a compliment to the club.

Reports have suggested prize asset Michael Keane could be on his way to Everton for a figure in the region of £30million.

Striker Andre Gray is another Clarets star rumoured to be touting suitors from fellow Premier League clubs but Dyche believes any interest in his players as a good thing.

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“It’s a compliment first of all to the players,” the Burnley boss said.

“In my style of management I can only guide them and offer them what I think is appropriate and good for them.

“I’m pleased with Keano in the longer run because when we first signed him I had quite a long talk with him and his family about what we were as a club, what I think he could gain, what I thought his part of it was, what I thought my part and my staff’s part of it would be and, from then to now, I’d like to think we’ve ended up with that pathway. It’s where I said it could go to.

“I’m pleased with that because I like to think I’m being honest and authentic with all my players. I try and stay true to my word.”