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Sean Dyche: Burnley could break transfer record again'

Burnley manager Sean Dyche shouts his instructions
Image: Sean Dyche says the transfer market is "crazy"

Sean Dyche has hinted that Burnley's transfer record could be broken again before the end of the transfer window.

Burnley brought in Steven Defour from Anderlecht for a club-record fee of £8m earlier in the week.

While Dyche hailed the significance of bringing the Belgium international to Turf Moor, he said there could be another record-signing on the way, as a result of the "crazy" transfer market.

"The market is that crazy we might have to do more than (the Defour fee)," he said in a press conference on Thursday.

"If the right player comes along who we've been targeting we might have to.

Steven Defour has been with Anderlecht since 2014.
Image: Steven Defour joined in a £8m deal, which is a new transfer record for Burnley

"A year ago Andre Gray was £6m but that now seems really cheap, but when I took him there was a lot of raised eyebrows in that he'd only had one year in the Championship and would he do it again? Now it looks cheap as chips, and that's in one year."

Burnley got off to a stuttering start in their Premier League opener against Swansea, as a late goal from Leroy Fer gave the away side all three points.

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Defour, who was once touted with a move to Manchester United, will help bolster the midfield and could make debut against Liverpool on Saturday.

"I just spoke to him about the club, what we are and what we want to do, he's done his fair share of homework," Dyche added.

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring against PSG in the Champions League QF second leg
Image: Defour has spoke to Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne about joining Burnley

"He knows some Belgian players over here, he'd spoken to them, they'd all said it was a good place, and he felt he could be a part of it.

"At his age he's football savvy enough to know where we are in the Premier League, what we've come from and what we're hoping to do.

"He's big friends with the likes of (Kevin) De Bruyne so he knows the gap. The Premier League is a big draw to a lot of players and you may only get one chance to be in it."

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