BURNLEY look prepared to let long-serving midfielder Chris McCann leave for nothing this summer.

The Clarets have not yet made a definite offer to the 25-year-old, whose contract will expire at the end of June.

And as things stand, they do not appear likely to make a late push to keep the Dubliner, leaving him free to go elsewhere during the closed season after nine years with the club.

McCann, who is one game short of 270 appearances for Burnley, came through the youth ranks after arriving at Turf Moor from Dublin club Home Farm at the age of 16.

Along with fellow youth team graduate Kyle Lafferty, he was fast-tracked to the first team under then manager Steve Cotterill, and made his debut from the bench in a 4-0 win over Coventry in August 2005.

McCann was the subject of a loan deadline day bid by Blackpool, with a view to making the move permanent this summer.

The approach was knocked back by Burnley, but it would come as no surprise if Paul Ince returned for the midfielder with the Tangerines set to undergo a number of changes ahead of the 2013/14 campaign.

Last summer McCann was wanted by Norwich City, and it is understood the Canaries could still be interested in taking the former Clarets captain, although their immediate priority is to secure Premier League status before turning their attention to possible transfer targets.

Scottish Premier League champions Celtic are also among the clubs who would consider McCann an attractive free transfer.

Burnley are not due to finalise their retained list until next week, however development squad striker Shay McCartan has been told that he will be released.

The Northern Ireland Under 19 international earned a one-year contract at the end of his youth scholarship, having already made his senior debut as a substitute at Doncaster Rovers on Easter Monday last year, having scored 23 goals for the youth team.

The teenager had been given his first taste of first team action when he was given a squad number and a place on the bench for a Carling Cup win over MK Dons in September 2011.