BURNLEY chairman Mike Garlick has told Clarets fans the club will do ‘everything we can’ to keep boss Sean Dyche should he attract interest from other clubs over the summer.

Dyche celebrated his second promotion to the Premier League in the space of three years with Burnley on Monday and he can guide the Clarets to the Championship title with a win at Charlton tomorrow.

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The 44-year-old will take charge of his 175th Burnley game at The Valley and his success this season is likely to once again lead to covetous glances from other clubs.

Sunderland, Derby County and Aston Villa have all considered Dyche as a managerial target in the past 12 months, but he signed a new and improved rolling contract at Turf Moor in February. Asked how they would withstand any interest in their manager, Garlick said: “If clubs are looking at him it’s because he’s doing a great job.

“And if he’s doing a great job we’ll do everything we can to try and keep him.”

Burnley just missed out on survival in the Premier League 12 months ago despite only spending £10m in that campaign.

The financial success of that year in the top flight has allowed the board to pay off all debts and finance redevelopment work at Gawthorpe, and Garlick revealed there would be more money available to spend this time around, but that the focus would be on finding ‘value’.

“Last time we were up we had quite a bit of debt we had to pay back, we had to buy the ground back, redevelop Gawthorpe, all of that has been done and we’re debt free, so it’s fair to say we’ll have an extra pound or two to speculate on our future,” said the Clarets chairman.

“It’s got to have the extra quality and it’s got to be value. That’s the key word, not price. Whether you sign a player for £1million or £10million, if it’s value it’s value. Joey (Barton) was signed on a free transfer and he’s been great value.”

Of an extension to Barton’s contract, which expires at the end of the season, Garlick added: “We’ll be keen to do it, we’ll be having discussions shortly I’m sure.”

Garlick also believes the £10.6million redevelopment of the Gawthorpe training ground will play a part in helping to attract new players to Turf Moor this summer.

“When you see Gawthorpe people think that’s youth and academy, but it’s not just that, it’s about attracting senior players to the club and senior players looking at that and thinking ‘this club is going places, it’s trying to improve and get better’ and they want to be associated with that,” he said.

Having come straight back down at the first time of asking in their last two Premier League campaigns, Burnley are now better placed than ever to establish themselves in the top flight, something that Garlick is now targeting.

“I suppose it’s got to be (the aim), as long as it’s sustainable and we can do it that’s what we want to work towards in every aspect of the club, on and off the pitch.

“It’s going to be hard but we’ll give it a good go, we’ll try and be competitive in every match. If we can be better next season we’ve got a fighting chance.”