Irish Daily Mirror

Crouchie to stay in business

- BY DAVID ANDERSON

SEAN DYCHE has told

Peter Crouch he can earn a new Burnley deal if he does the business at Turf Moor.

Crouch joined the Clarets until May and the former England striker is keen to stay longer.

He won Burnley their first Premier League penalty in 68 games on his debut in Saturday’s draw against Southampto­n.

And Dyche says he would consider offering him another 12 months.

“Yeah, yeah, we’ll see,” said the Burnley boss.

“I’m certainly not ageist in football.

“If they’ve got something to offer and the fire and desire to do it, then we take them seriously.

“But that will happen at a later date. He knows that. There’s no agreements or chatter about that.

“He just wanted to come here and be effective in the Premier League.

“That was his starting point and that’s what we will continue to build on.

“He’s got a great mentality, that’s exactly the desire, feel and edge we want from players.

“Not just about getting a contract, but for what it means to be a profession­al footballer... because it’s a long time gone.”

 ??  ?? BIG HIT Crouch enjoyed a good start with the Clarets
BIG HIT Crouch enjoyed a good start with the Clarets

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Ireland