Burnley chairman Garlick says club don’t have to sell defender Keane

Burnley chairman Mike Garlick says they are prepared to hang on to star defender Michael Keane and risk losing him for nothing next summer.

The England international has one year left on his deal at Turf Moor and has been linked with a big-money return to Manchester United.

But Garlick says the club are in a strong financial position and don’t need to sell their star defender this summer.

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Garlick said: “Let’s roll it forward a year – what’s the prize for staying up again, another £120-130million.

“So if we miss out on one or two fees and get that, I know what I’d take.

“The most important thing for the fans to know is that we don’t actually have to sell any player. “Going forward it’s got to be on our terms and terms that are right for us. Do we need to sell anyone? No.

“It (speculation) is part of the business and it comes with the territory of being a successful team that has an impact in the Premier League, which is what we’ve done. It’s bound to attract attention. “Right now there’s a lot of noise out there from the media but we haven’t had any formal interest in anyone.

“If we want to keep players, we’ll keep them.”