Burnley boss Sean Dyche admits they hope to keep hold of Andre Gray.

The 25-year-old, who has eight Premier League goals to his name this season, has less than 18 months remaining on his current deal and in recent weeks Tottenham have been linked with a move for Burnley's top scorer.

"It works no different to any other player. Simple as that. They keep playing, we want them to perform, and the rest takes care of itself one way or the other down the line somewhere," Dyche told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph of Gray's contract.

"He's still learning, he's still adapting to life in the Premier League. There's a lot of work he needs to continue doing, which he's willing to do, and we enjoy what he's doing for us. That's it really.

"I can't remember who said it the other day about the change in football and how it works now. It's a very different business from 10 years ago.

"Players have a different view through their agents on what it is. I heard another manager the other day speak completely openly about someone else's player. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"I thought: If that was on a phone, it would be an illegal approach. The way it is now, it's just people throwing names around willy-nilly about who they want, who they can get, what their contract situation is.

"It's not a private business any more. It's just out there. You have to adapt to it and be flexible within it. It's all you can do."