SEAN Dyche insists managerial jobs with the 'big six' in the Premier League are not beyond British bosses - but admits the challenge to land such a plum position is getting tougher.

Dyche is the leading British boss in the Premier League at the moment, with Burnley sitting eighth as the 46-year-old signed his new four-and-a-half year deal at Turf Moor this week.

That could take his spell in charge of the Clarets to close to a decade, but despite working wonders in East Lancashire Dyche has consistently been overlooked for other jobs, much to Burnley's delight.

No British manager has been appointed by a top six club since David Moyes' ill-fated reign at Manchester United in 2013/14, but Dyche believes landing a job with one of those clubs isn't impossible for any domestic boss.

“I don’t think they are beyond British managers. There are all sorts of factors - different ownership, different perceptions, which British manager by the way has earned their spurs?," he said.

“I don’t think there any many good British managers who have had one good season and then get a job in the Premier League and sometimes you see foreign managers have one good season in Europe and then get a Premier League job. That happens and I don’t think it happens for many British managers.”

Dyche believes the trend in foreign ownership, especially in the Premier League, is a contributing factor to the decline of British manager in the top jobs.

He points to Watford's Italian owners as an example of how business models have changed, with Dyche fired after one season at Vicarage Road, a trend that has continue in Hertfordshire recently.

“Football has changed radically. When I was growing up, there was the idea that the local businessman, who had done well for himself, bought the local football club and he let the manager manage. Now and then there would be a bit of debt, which the owner would clear up," he said.

“It’s a completely different thing now. It’s become very business-orientated and Watford are am example. When I came out of there, I said the business had changed and it wasn’t about me as a person, and they have shown that. They didn’t just get me out and the next guy has been there ever since, it’s a different model.

“There are lot of different ways these clubs operate. Debt levels are huge across many clubs, but no-one is that worried. The fans certainly aren’t worried, therefore the whole view of football has changed. It’s not as simple as saying British managers aren’t getting a chance, I really don’t.

“I think there are lot of different factors to add in, such as branding, worldwide branding, all these different things."

Dyche also believes demand from fans has changed and that appointing a manager from the Championship would no longer be accepted, with supporters demanding the biggest names from across the continent.

"Fans used to trust the people to make the best decision about the manager of the club," the Clarets chief said.

"The best one was Arsene Wenger because when he came in, no-one knew that much about him. But there was no fans’ uproar, they just said we’re Arsenal Football Club and we trust they’ve got a man who can do the job and the rest is history.

"Now if a Premier League club took a manager from the Championship, there would be an uproar - he hasn’t done this or that!

“I think fans have changed, their viewpoint has changed."

Despite the cultural change that has restricted opportunities, Dyche admits different business models can be just as successful and that has changed the role of the manager at a lot of clubs.

"Different models work. Like it or not, the Watford model works because they are still in the Premier League," he said.

"They’ve done the ground up, they’ve done the training ground up, they’ve brought loads of their own players in, so it’s worked.

"Seemingly there are some managers who have been put in place and could depart pretty easily because contractually the club wants that. The club decide they’re more like a head coach, you get paid a bit less and get less of a role and we can decide if we want to change it.

"The changing face of management is no longer you’re the manger and you have control. A lot of clubs are not like that. Instead you’re the head coach and we’ll have lots of decisions to make and you coach the team. That’s how football is changing."