Man Utd and Arsenal warned Burnley’s £50m-rated Dwight McNeil won’t be cheap as they target transfer

SEAN DYCHE has warned the Premier League big boys: you won’t get Dwight McNeil on the cheap.

The new financial reality caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has led to predictions that player prices could fall and richer clubs could pick up bargains from cash-strapped rivals.

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But Dyche said: “The club is an incredibly strong position financially. That hasn’t changed because of Covid.

“If anyone does want to knock on our door and ask for our players, I don’t think it will affect the price radically.

“We know the true worth of our players.”

McNeil, 20, has been linked with Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Leicester and a host of other clubs – including Italian giants Juventus.

Burnley’s position to demand a fee in the region of £50m is strengthened by the fact the winger signed an improved deal, extended to 2023, only last year.

Dyche knows one thing for sure – Burnley won’t be spending big – and so will watch with interest to see whether the transfer market will be more conservative after Covid-19.

The Clarets chief said: “If you’re talking about us as a club, it would be difficult to get more conservative.

“If you’re talking about the greater view of football, we’ll see.

“We’ve already seen a couple of moves that are going to happen for massive amounts of money. The £50million mark which still seems a hell of a lot of money in my world at Burnley.

“The clubs that are very wealthy and have incredibly weather owners might see it as an opportunity.

“They may see players they thought they were going to have to pay whatever for, come down, so they may see it was an opportunity to get players cheaper than what they thought.”