Burnley secure manager Sean Dyche on new long-term contract

46-year-old commits himself to Premier League club until 2022

Sean Dyche has signed a new long-term contract as Burnley manager. Photograph:  Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
Sean Dyche has signed a new long-term contract as Burnley manager. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Burnley manager Sean Dyche has extended his stay at Turf Moor by signing a new four-and-a-half-year contract.

The 46-year-old, who has been in charge of the Clarets since October 2012, had been linked with a number of Premier League jobs this season, most notably Everton when they sacked Ronald Koeman.

Assistant manager Ian Woan and first-team coach Tony Loughlan have also put pen to paper on deals running to June 2022.

“I am quite young in management terms. I am still learning and still improving, I believe, so for my personal reasons, as well, I think it’s the right place to be,” Dyche, who has led the club to two promotions to the Premier League, told burnleyfootballclub.com.

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“It’s a very good environment and I enjoy it and I enjoy the connection I’ve had with this area.

“There’s lots of work to be done, but I’m definitely ‘in’ for the work to be done.”

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