NORWICH City boss Alex Neil has said no deal is close with any club for wide man Robbie Brady.

Burnley are thought to be keen on the 25-year-old Republic of Ireland international, while Sunderland are also understood to be interested.

Reports had suggested the Clarets had made a bid of £10million plus a further £3million in add-ons for Brady, but Neil said no deal was close.

“There’s obviously been teams interested in Robbie but we’re not anywhere near a deal with anybody,” he said ahead of the Canaries FA Cup replay with Southampton.

“I’m not going to go into the nuts and bolts of it but the point of it is there’s no deal for Robbie Brady anywhere near done.

“That’s what I’d say and you can pick the bones out of that whatever way you like.”

Burnley could use the attraction of Brady's fellow Republic of Ireland internationals Jeff Hendrick and Stephen Ward to try and persuade the former Manchester United youngster to make the move.

But Neil has said Brady will face the Saints tomorrow, making him cup tied, with the departure of Martin Olsson to Swansea meaning he is likely to fill in at left-back.

He said: "Cup-tied for who, he’s a Norwich City player? My responsibility in my job is to look after Norwich City, Robbie Brady is a Norwich City player and will be utilised as a Norwich City player to the best use of Norwich City."