Burnley boss believes that incoming Aston Villa man Aaron Ramsey will one day be an England international.
The Clarets chief also updated the media on the transfer status of Nathan Tella, Ian Maatsen and Andros Townsend
The Clarets chief also updated the media on the transfer status of Nathan Tella, Ian Maatsen and Andros Townsend
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00:00 Aaron Ramsey, the latest I've heard is that we're close.
00:02 So, you know, talented players.
00:06 He's not our player yet, but I hope he will be soon.
00:08 But it won't be long before.
00:11 I mean, for those who have followed the Championship
00:14 and know a little bit about the upcoming talents in English football,
00:17 it won't be long before.
00:20 I think Ramsey will be in English international form.
00:23 It's just a matter of time.
00:24 We're going to be a big part of that journey, I think.
00:29 But we don't have to force it.
00:31 We just have to... These type of players, you go with them
00:34 and then at a moment it becomes clear and then you give them a chance.
00:38 The reality is they used to be our players, they're not our players at the moment.
00:42 So you're always a little bit in that conflicted situation,
00:46 because obviously I know those players really well.
00:47 And obviously the moments we had together,
00:51 we've had very good experiences together.
00:54 But at the moment, they're not our players.
00:55 So I have to respect that the decision is not ours,
01:00 even if they're very good players that we like, of course.
01:03 We initially made sure that we had terms agreed with Andros.
01:07 And so we did offer him a deal.
01:10 But it was pending on a couple of things, mainly
01:13 why the recruitment was going for us and the recovery of some of the players
01:18 that we had that were injured through pre-season.
01:20 So it was quite transparent in that sense.
01:24 But he's been brilliant.
01:25 He's been fit, working hard.
01:27 He's been good for our dressing room.
01:31 But in terms of what we already had in the building
01:33 and the players we also wanted to bring in, we just weren't able to.
01:37 It didn't make sense for us to complete.
01:39 But my advice and
01:43 for me, is to any manager
01:47 that's still looking for a winger, to
01:51 to approach him is showing very good signs for us in pre-season.