Former Burnley manager Sean Dyche has revealed Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier FaceTimed him when he won La Liga with Atletico Madrid. Trippier spent two-and-a-half-years in Spain, winning the one and only top league title of his career under the management of Diego Simeone.
But it was Dyche who handed Trippier his first opportunity at Burnley after a loan spell at Barnsley. The 32-year-old quickly established himself as one of the Championship’s best right backs under Dyche, winning promotion to the Premier League in the 2014/15 season.
And since then, Trippier has not looked back, earning a move to Tottenham Hotspur which enabled him to make his breakthrough on both the Europe and international stage. But after winning his first league title in Madrid, Trippier certainly was not quick to forget his roots.
