CLARETS chief Sean Dyche admitted he tried to bring in Harry Kane on loan before the England striker took the Premier League by storm with Tottenham.

Kane had four loan spells in the lower leagues before finally getting his chance with Spurs, and Dyche was a keen admirer of the 21-year-old’s talents, trying to bring him to Turf Moor in November 2013 as the Clarets set out on their promotion campaign in the Championship.

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Any prospective move failed to materialise due to injury, and after spells at Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich City and Leicester, Kane is the talk of the country this season for his goalscoring exploits.

“We tried to bring him here. I think he’s been a player most people would have looked at when he wasn’t in the side at Tottenham,” said Dyche.

“He’s a good reflection of when us as managers speak about players going on loan because loans don’t always have to be the glory loan. It doesn’t have to be the one that works every time.”

Kane has 29 goals for Tottenham this season, including 19 in 26 Premier League appearances, and he scored in Spurs’ 2-1 win over Burnley at White Hart Lane in December.

He also scored 79 seconds into his England debut on Friday night having been promoted to Roy Hodgson’s senior squad for the first time from the Under-21s, ahead of Burnley’s Danny Ings.

The Clarets currently have Alex Cisak, Luke O’Neil, Danny Lafferty, Jason Gilchrist and Steve Hewitt out on loan, and Dyche believes the loan system can only help player’s trying to establish themselves at their parent club.

“He’s (Kane) had his ups and downs on loan but that can be a massive part of a young player’s development,” said the Burnley boss.

“A great experience that it doesn’t always work hand in glove and perfect. You don’t play every week, you have to challenge yourself, keep grinding and being professional, you have to keep sharpening your game to be ready to play when you’re called upon.

“I think he’s an example of that. He was out at Millwall, possibly a step too early when he went out to Norwich. A few starts here and there. Then to Leicester, bits and bobs off the bench.

“All that for a young man who seems to me to have a very good temperament and desire to be a footballer then of course eventually if you work at it long enough you get your rewards.”

Dyche believes young players will often have to earn their spurs during various loan moves, citing the example of a Manchester United midfielder who he helped nurture during the 2009/10 season.

“I had Tom Cleverley at Watford, who went to Leicester when they got promoted, to Watford with a different kind of challenge and then Wigan and finally ends up playing for Manchester United,” said Dyche.

“It can be that kind of process and you have to stick at it as a young professional. It’s a good view of how loan systems can work. It’s not always glory- it has to be the ups and downs of football.”