Premier League: Danny Ings on track to face West Brom says Sean Dyche

Burnley manager Sean Dyche is confident Danny Ings will be in the right frame of mind for Sunday's Premier League clash with West Brom despite ongoing speculation about his future.

The end of the January transfer window means Ings is certain to remain with the Clarets for the rest of the season but, with his contract due to run out in the summer, the subject is far from closed.

There have been suggestions Liverpool and Real Sociedad are both looking to secure Ings' signature on a pre-contract agreement, while the 22-year-old has also been linked with a number of other Premier League clubs.

Dyche revealed after last weekend's defeat to Sunderland that he considered leaving Ings out of the starting line-up because of the effect the speculation was having on him, but he does not have the same concerns ahead of Albion’s visit to Turf Moor.

He said: "I think that's the only game this season where it may have had an effect.

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"Players can just have a quiet day, and I thought he had a quiet day, so it might have been nothing other than that. But, with all the media speculation during that little window, I felt it did affect him slightly.

"But I also said this week he'll have a good week's training, which he is doing, and he'll be ready to go.

"There are more players at this club than Danny. He's a wonderful talent, I enjoy working with him. He's a fantastic lad, I like him as a person and as a footballer, he's learning, he's improving; he'll be ready to go hard and the rest of it will take care of itself.

He's a fantastic lad, I like him as a person and as a footballer, he's learning, he's improving; he'll be ready to go hard and the rest of it will take care of itself.

"I've been saying it for months. I'll be saying it next week, the week after. I get it, it's a topic, but he's here to enjoy his football and that's all I ever ask of him.

"The main thing is to play with a smile and, when he's like that, he plays well and we enjoy having him."

Dyche was unable to add to his squad on transfer deadline day and the lack of business had led to criticism from some supporters.

"It's a tough market,” said Dyche. "There were a couple of situations that were agreed and then went away, not from our point of view, from the other clubs.

"I always say, it takes parties to agree, it's not just money all the time. Money helps, of course, because that can open up a situation that maybe wouldn't open up unless you throw enough at it. But the numbers we're talking about are very large for a club like Burnley.

"I knew the realities going into the window. It's not a shocker to me personally.

"There's always an immediate reaction but I also know there's thousands of Burnley fans out there who get it.”