Burnley have agreed to enter right into a strategic partnership with Scottish Premiership facet Dundee FC.
The golf equipment’ respective house owners ALK Capital and Soccer Companions Scotland have entered right into a relationship to advertise participant improvement between the groups, work collectively on shared initiatives and assist native communities.
Burnley kids Dara Costelloe and Owen Dodgson have joined the Scottish facet on mortgage this month as the primary instance of the pair working collectively to develop rising expertise.
Whereas it affords Burnley the chance to get kids first-team minutes, they may additionally make the most of Dundee’s academy prospects. Lyall Cameron, Josh Mulligan and Finlay Robertson have been all capped by Scotland Underneath 21’s in 2023.
“We’re thrilled to embark on this new journey with Dundee FC, who like Burnley, share a wealthy historical past and passionate fanbase,” stated Burnley proprietor and chairman Alan Tempo.
“This relationship enhances our collective power and can result in some unbelievable alternatives for shared progress and success.
“The Scottish Premiership is a superb proving floor to progress younger and rising expertise, in addition to offering a possible gateway to European competitors.
“We’re trying ahead to working carefully with Dundee FC and creating significant mutual and lasting impacts each on and off the pitch.”
Each groups are working within the high tier of their respective leagues, however whereas Dundee maintain European ambitions, Burnley sit nineteenth within the Premier League and face an enormous battle to outlive.
Dundee chairman, Tim Keyes, added: “Becoming a member of forces with a membership of this stature is an actual assertion of intent and one which we hope will assist our journey in direction of better heights sooner or later.”
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