Burnley boss Sean Dyche in the dark about club takeover

With one of the two consortiums in talks to buy the club officially withdrawing their offer this week, it has left the door open for the other to press on unchallenged.

American consortium ALK Capital appear to be close to taking the Turf Moor reins after sports lawyer Chris Farnell and Egyptian businessman Mohamed El Kashashy grew frustrated with a lack of communication from Burnley chairman Mike Garlick and pulled out.

Although Farnell and El Kashashy had been waiting for the outcome of the Premier League's owners and directors test, they had signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) and provided proof of funds, but it is understood there had been no contact with Garlick for six weeks.

That just leaves ALK in the frame, and while initial hopes of getting the deal done before Christmas have been dashed, a takeover remains on course at this stage, and they are believed to be ready to back Dyche in the January transfer window.

But with just days to go before the window re-opens, Dyche says he has not been given any indication of what is happening behind the scenes, other than what has been reported in the media.

"I don't know where you are getting your information from about (financial) support but you know more than me," said the Burnley boss.

"If they are going to bring support if they do come in then that's great and if not then I don't know.

"I know nothing so I will just wait until I get told something and then we will move forward as we always do."

And he admits that, having been so instrumental in numerous off-field matters - not least the state of the art training ground development - the lack of dialogue with him has been a surprise.

"For all the good things that we've done at this club over many, many years there's still a business side to it, Dyche explained.

"I am privvy to a lot at this football club and people know that. I've had a say in many things at this club, not just the team. There comes a time when the board and the chairman have made a different view of that. They wanted to do whatever they're doing in a different fashion. I haven't heard anything.

"I've still been focusing on the team and still been getting on with that side of things. We've still been doing all the work that's needed to align possibilities going forwards because that's our jobs. The rest of it is down to the chairman - main shareholder as well don't forget. Him and the board will have the final say in all the business side of the club.

"In a way I kind of get that, I go 'okay, that's not my part of the world in Burnley Football Club'. On the other hand, having been here so long and having a say in so many things then it is slightly peculiar I would say that I don't know anything more than (the media) know. But, c'est la vie, that's the way it goes. I'm just getting on with the team and just trying to win a game."

As well as preparing for the trip to Leeds United on Sunday, Dyche also has maintained a keen eye on January transfer targets that he says will be unaffected by any takeover speculation at this stage.

"The plan won't change that much in the sense that until I am told differently we will do what we have always tried to do and that is align players that we think could help," he said.

"It has always been a tough challenge financially, I don't know whether that would change if there were new owners. We will wait and see.

"The club is in a very healthy financial position, it has been for many, many years here. The mindset of the chairman and the board is a different issue, I have spoken for many months if not years about stretching the finance of the club to make sense on the pitch and that has always been a challenge.

"We will see what changes if and what changes. At the moment I still don't know so watch this space and if this happens I am sure I will meet these people and see how we can take it forward.

"Until I am I told differently I am just sitting here waiting."