Wayne Rooney is a top target for Burnley as they search for a new permanent manager this summer.
Rooney fits the profile of the young, ambitious coach chairman Alan Pace wants, plus he is the sort of big name he craves to raise Burnley ’s profile. And now it has emerged that one of Rooney’s old Manchester United pals is key to the Clarets’ move for the Derby boss.
Phil Bardsley is out of contract at Turf Moor this summer and plans to move into coaching. He has already started taking his coaching badges and would be the ideal man to be part of Rooney’s backroom at Burnley.
