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​Burnley manager Dyche dismisses pressure of record-signing Wood

Burnley boss Sean Dyche has dismissed the notion that there will be pressure on the club's record-signing Chris Wood.

The New Zealand international completed his £15m switch from Leeds United on Monday.

"Fees can swerve your judgement but it's not about that with these players now," Dyche said. "Fees are irrelevant. They're crazy. Fees are all over the place. It's more about the players.

"I'm more interested in the players. You remember when people used to ask, 'Is it hard carrying that price tag around?' That doesn't exist anymore, because everyone's got a massive price tag.

"Ten years ago people used to say, 'He's signed for a record fee, it must be really hard'.

"Every player has a record fee now. You ring about any player and they go, '£20m'. Everyone is £20m. So everyone's got a price tag on their head.

"Those days have gone. I think it's changed. I really mean it. Someone was saying that it's the fifth time we've broken our record [in Dyche's time at the club]. It doesn't really make a story now.

"The psychology for players has changed. They can just get playing now.

"Neymar bagged a couple the other night, didn't he? He went for a couple of quid."

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