Turf Moor skipper McCann a Welsh target (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Turf Moor skipper McCann a Welsh target
8:05am Monday 21st May 2012 in Sport
By Suzanne Geldard, Burnley FC reporter
BURNLEY captain Chris McCann is a target for Swansea City, the Lancashire Telegraph understands.
The South Wales club are looking to strengthen all areas as they prepare for a second season in the Premier League, after manager Brendan Rodgers last week turned down the opportunity to hold talks with Liverpool about the vacant manager's job at Anfield.
And they have highlighted midfielder McCann, right, as a player who would fit a footballing philosophy that drew admirers in only the club’s third ever spell in the top flight, and first since 1983.
Burnley have activated a clause in the 24-year-old's contract to see it through to next summer, following an injury-free campaign.
After barely playing in the Clarets' Premier League season and having their return to the Championship largely written off in 2010/11 by a succession of serious knee problems and a health scare, McCann confirmed a complete recovery by being an ever present in the league last season.
Now the 24-year-old Dubliner – a product of the Turf Moor youth system – could be being lined up for a move for the first time in his career after being monitored by the Swans.
Rodgers has made Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson a prime target on the strength of last season's loan spell, in which he scored seven goals in 17 appearances.
A bid was turned down earlier this month by parent club Hoffenheim, who are believed have valued the former Reading midfielder at around £8.2million.
The 22-year-old, who has told the German club he wants to quit the Bundesliga for a prolonged stay in the Premier League, has also been watched by Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United.
But even if Swansea were successful in securing Sigurdsson's signature, Rodgers still expects to have funds to spare to build on his squad, after being offered assurances by chairman Huw Jenkins that he will be backed in the market.
“We'll have money it's about where that money goes - whether it be on one player and a few other signings or if it goes on three or four players,” said the Swansea boss, who I understand would be looking at a £2million spend to secure McCann.
“The most important thing is identifying the right types and if they are available it will give us a great chance.
“I really think from a player's perspective this has got to be a real attractive place to play football.
“Players will get well paid here and they will come to a club that's growing all the time, where success is a philosophy and players like to play our way.
“It's an attractive club it's just getting the right players for the right money.
“I've got no doubt the club will do everything they possibly can to help me get the players I want.”
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Comments (21)
9:22am Mon 21 May 12
midas says...
10:00am Mon 21 May 12
did you smash it? says...
11:26am Mon 21 May 12
hollinsclaret says...
11:27am Mon 21 May 12
Jimmy Jambone says...
12:00pm Mon 21 May 12
Keep Darwen Green says...
12:40pm Mon 21 May 12
Keep Darwen Green says...
The song smaller and smaller by faith no more, very apt.
Drought makes the workers dream
Muscles and fields of green
Shovel the last few crumbs
Of generosity
Open heart, open mind, open mouth, open vein
DRAIN
Someday the rains will come
My blistered hands tell me
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow
BITE
BITE
BITE
CRY
I'll keep coming back
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Squash me
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Under the charity
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Under the topsoil
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Under the fingernail
Smaller and smaller and smaller
Then small becomes all becomes all.
Should be bumleys entrance music.
Insignificant under my finger nail, smaller and smaller and smaller. Always have been always will be, smaller and smaller and smaller.
Enjoy you bubbles banker.
1:16pm Mon 21 May 12
did you smash it? says...
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Can't wait for this coming season to finally get the chance to embarrass you arrogant w4nkers on and off the field.
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Judgement day is coming
3:00pm Mon 21 May 12
midas says...
3:33pm Mon 21 May 12
did you smash it? says...
3:52pm Mon 21 May 12
no ney never says...
I certainly wouldn't trust bstrd kean assuming he gets a few quid to spend and its not all creamed off by who ever is in charge of the master plan.
Us Clarets are interested in how EH is going to steer us through this summers transfer business and progress us further, you bstrds can only worry about what will remain.
After this summer you're going to begin seeing the value of player sales fall as you rely on youth development and their subsequent sales in order to stay afloat. Only with a board able to select the right candidate and the quality of that
3:55pm Mon 21 May 12
no ney never says...
Howe the lads.
4:08pm Mon 21 May 12
no ney never says...
Howe the lads
9:51pm Mon 21 May 12
gudari says...
9:53pm Mon 21 May 12
gudari says...
.except maybea w*nker like you who, let's face it, has nothing to be arrogant about!!
10:10pm Mon 21 May 12
Venkys HaHa says...
hahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahhahahahah. Darwen freak go read the depressing news about your own excuse of a club
12:07am Tue 22 May 12
Keep Darwen Green says...
So you keep coming back, smaller and smaller and smaller, under my finger nail smaller and smaller and smaller.
12:09am Tue 22 May 12
Keep Darwen Green says...
1:29am Tue 22 May 12
Jimmy Jambone says...
I can forgive you for crap taste in football, you're from Blackburn, it's expected of you - but crap taste in music...
7:51am Tue 22 May 12
no ney never says...
While us Clarets are looking forward to 2012/2013, the sad bstrds can now only cling on to the memories of what once was as the future looks so grim.
Its not long ago you bstrds were on here posting your mockery about the ownership of our ground, now who's laughing!
Howe the lads
8:51am Tue 22 May 12
Keep Darwen Green says...
Lacquer head by primus, try getting yer head round that well oiled pig. Or my name is mud by the same, quality assured. Anything by Frank zappa, his son dweizel was quite good. Bowie, Rachmaninoff superb, as is Mozart. Muse, Nirvana, MGMT, shaun ryder. You guys just haven't tuned your ears. All the way to rihanna and lady gaga and of course the beatles, Oasis an our Noel.
Banjo pluckin's dead, sorry to have to inform you but george formby's out.
Stick to what you know, which is jam boning and leave the music to the pros.
Your collection on the other hand would go like this.
Dollar,
Buggles,
Bay city Rollers,
Osmands,
Jimmy Osmand,
David Cassidy,
Bronski beat,
Frankie goes to Hollywood,
Marc Almond,
Culture club,
Earth wind and Fire,
The doobie brothers
Phil Collins, the box set.
Elton Johns' lifes work
Patrik swayze,
and your all time favourites.
Village people and
Lionel Ritchie with a smattering of,
Rick astley
Smaller an smaller.
2:03pm Wed 23 May 12
Macrasni1 says...