THE Premier League’s decision to prevent Burnley from signing Victor Moses is a “strange” one, according to one pundit.

The Clarets reportedly made an approach to sign Moses from Spartak Moscow on a short-term deal due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The player and both clubs were said to be on board but the move was blocked by the Premier League.

Several leagues across Europe, such as La Liga, are able to offer sanctuary to players who have been impacted by the events in Ukraine.

However, the Premier League will not allow signings to be made outside of the transfer window in order to ‘protect the integrity of the competition’.

“I think they (the Premier League) are protecting themselves,” said Darren Ambrose.

“Do I feel Victor Moses going to Burnley and being the saviour and being the difference in them staying up? I don’t think he would.

“He could help them and if Burnley managed to get out of it - if Everton, Brentford, Leeds or whoever went down - I think the Premier League are just protecting themselves.

“They’re not thinking of the player, but of the future problems that this could cause if Victor Moses is the difference.”Moses has made 220 Premier League appearances during spells with Chelsea, Liverpool and West Ham among others.

Lianne Sanderson added: “I feel for him, I feel like it’s difficult because the rules are being made up as they go along because no one foresaw this happening.

“It’s difficult, but at the same time would other teams turn around and say, ‘you signed Moses, you then stayed up’.

“I don’t think Moses is going to be the answer to Burnley staying up, but I do think it’s a bit strange they blocked him from doing that because where’s he going to go?

“It wasn’t long ago he was playing at Chelsea and he was a rejuvenated player in this full-back/wing-back position.

“He’s still got a lot to offer and I feel for him because they brought in this rule but there wasn’t even a rule before, now he tried to come and they’ve made it a rule.”