ANY new signings arriving at Turf Moor during this transfer window will be told what is expected of them at the club - but by their new team-mates rather than boss Sean Dyche.

The Clarets chief believes the culture he wants ingrained around Gawthorpe is now so strong that his players lay the foundations for the hard work that has carried them into the Premier League and out of the relegation zone after a slow start to the campaign.

There have been no new faces so far, with Michael Keane making his loan move permanent the only business done by Dyche, and the Burnley boss admits it is once again proving to be a battle to do deals for finances that suit the Clarets.

Dyche was left frustrated in the summer when he was priced out of moves for three players from Championship clubs, and it is a similar story so far in January.

But when new arrivals do come in they will soon find out what is required of them in training and matches.

“I must give credit to our backroom staff, the coaches, the sports science, the physios, but most of all the players, their mentality to demand from themselves now is great,” said Dyche.

“We take training sessions and I don’t have to stop them to say ‘come on lads, try harder’, they try hard immediately in everything they do, and that’s from the culture and environment we’ve built over time.

“That’s particularly after my first eight months and my first pre-season, because a lot of the time that’s when it gets set, that’s when you can really lay it down and say ‘right, this is what we’re going to stand for lads’.

“I’ve been very pleased with the way the players have taken that on board, and now anyone who comes into the group that we’ve signed get the demand very, very quickly, we don’t need to tell them because the players tell them.”

Much has been made of Burnley’s almost entirely British first team squad this season, which Dyche concedes has come about more by practically, of not having a European scouting network, than design.

But one benefit of that which has been a bonus for the Burnley boss is the mentality it has helped foster around the club.

He said: “If you’re mentally tough, and you have that resilience, which is a British trait.

“It goes way beyond me - it’s been passed down from my grandparents and my parents, and what a great value to have. I think we have got that.”

Burnley are continuing to push for new arrivals before the transfer window closes on Monday, February 2.

But Dyche admits they aren’t close at the moment to finalising any deals, and distanced himself from speculation linking the club with West Brom’s Graham Dorrans and Cardiff’s Aron Gunnarsson.

“There’s nothing that’s going to get anywhere at the moment,” he said of the club’s transfer dealings.

“There’s a couple of things that we’re negotiating with, but at the minute it doesn’t look like they’re getting closer, mainly because of the numbers involved.”

Dyche’s Burnley will face Crystal Palace at Turf Moor today with the same squad available.

The Clarets boss has named the same side for the last seven Premier League matches, and could well make it eight this afternoon.

Right back Kieran Trippier is likely to be fit, despite coming off at Tottenham with a tight hamstring, while captain Jason Shackell will return to the side after missing the FA Cup third round replay match with a calf problem.

“They’re all big games,” Dyche said of another meeting with a relegation battle rival.

“The reality is every game is a big game for us, every week brings a big game.

“There’s a lot of points up for grabs, a lot of performances are going to be needed to be given to get wins on the board, we know all that.”