Burnley boss Owen Coyle has laughed off talk of a move for Newcastle United winger Damien Duff.

"There will be a host of players out there who are out of our reach. I had to laugh when I was away on holiday [and saw] we were linked with a couple of players who I had never even spoken to!" Coyle told Burnley's official website.

"Nobody will speak to clubs or players on my behalf, if there's somebody after them that will be me.

"I read a report linking us with Damien Duff, but he would be nowhere within our reach!"