Chairman issues blunt message after Wolves and Manchester United linked with £30m star

Burnley chairman Mike Garlick has insisted Dwight McNeil will not move awayfrom the club during the January transfer window. McNeil has been at the centre of the attention since his arrival at Turf Moor. Wolves have been linked with a player for a £30million transfer fee. Manchester United, Leicester City and Juventus also joined the race for signing the Clarets winger. However, the 20-year-old's contract with Burnley expires in 2023. Writing in the match-day programme at the weekend Garick revealed he doesn't need to sell anyone, especially McNeil. He wrote: "With the new year approaching we will be keeping an eye on the squad and any areas we feel we can look to improve. That’s an ongoing process and it is true that January is traditionally a tough time to look to do deals anyway as availability is lower and prices are often inflated. One thing we won’t be looking to do is put everything we’ve achieved at risk by selling any of our key players. To that end I saw recently some reports of Dwight McNeil attracting interest, and understandably so after the start to the season that he has made. But there’s no way we will be looking to sell such an important player, who continues to grow in stature and is such an important part of what Sean [Dyche] is continually trying to build here. We’ve come so far as a club in recent years, and although we would never hold anyone back we hope our players see the opportunities that exist here to both play at the highest level and be a part of something special moving forwards."

Source: BirminghamLive

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