REPUBLIC of Ireland international Alan Moore could be handed a career lifeline by Burnley.

The former Middlesbrough winger has linked up with the Clarets and will go to the Isle of Man with Stan Ternent's squad this weekend.

The Burnley boss will run the rule over the 26-year-old during the four-team tournament, which the Clarets kick-off against Wrexham in Douglas on Sunday night.

And if Moore impresses, he could be given the opportunity to get his injury-hit career back on track with a permanent deal.

Moore is one of a number of trialists to have joined Belgian play-maker Dimitri De Conde and Southampton's former Chelsea midfielder Paul Hughes during Burnley's pre-season programme, as Ternent looks to wheel and deal in the market to bolster his squad.

De Conde will also go to the Isle of Man as he looks to earn a move from Belgian First Division club Charleroi into English football with Burnley.

"We had a little game yesterday and he's doing well. I'll take him to the Isle of Man, along with Alan Moore who I'm having a look at," Ternent confirmed.

Moore has endured a wretched time with injuries over the past couple of season with a calf problem keeping him out of the first-team picture at Middlesbrough.

He was close to a return last season after proving his fitness with half-a-dozen goals in four games in the FA Premier Reserve League.

However, Bryan Robson decided to let the Irishman go at the end of last season in one of his last acts as Boro boss.

He has since attracted interest from Preston and Grimsby, as well as Scottish Premier League clubs Hearts and Motherwell.

But Burnley have now jumped to the head of the queue and would appear to have first refusal on a player who looked an outstanding talent before injuries struck.

The Dublin-born wideman came through the ranks with Boro after arriving from Ireland.

He was a virtual ever-present as Boro won the First Division title in 1995 and made 30 appearances in the Premiership over the next couple of seasons.

Moore, who has won eight full caps for the Republic of Ireland, also figued in Boro's next campaign in the top-flight in 1998/99, when he also spent a spell on loan with Barnsley.