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Burnley boss Dyche: We'll wait for Barton decision

Burnley boss Sean Dyche says they're happy to wait for Joey Barton as he considers a move to Rangers.

The 33-year-old was in Glasgow on Saturday to look around Rangers' Murray Park training ground, and he has been offered a two-year deal by the Ibrox side.

"We'll give him as long as he needs," Dyche told Sky Sports. “He took time to come to us last year, there were a couple of different things and he wanted to make sure it was the right place and environment.

"He's got some deep thoughts on what he thinks is correct. I've worked with him, not against him, one of the first things people said was 'how are you going to handle him?'

“I've said all along, he's a man, not a boy, his contract runs out this summer, he knows our position on it and he's got his chance to look around and do what he needs to do.

"I've absolutely no problem with Joey, he's been terrific for me, terrific around the place, but he's a man and he's got his own future in his hands and he'll make a decision on that."

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