Burnley are progressing in talks to nominate Genk head coach Nicky Hayen to fill their managerial emptiness.
Hayen, 45, seems to have grow to be Burnley’s primary goal following the departure of Scott Parker by mutual consent in April.
Sources have instructed BBC Sport that discussions are ongoing with Genk relating to the appointment of Hayen, however the deal has not but been accomplished.
Hayen beforehand labored at Welsh facet Haverfordwest County between 2021-22 earlier than a spell at Membership Brugge that ended when he was sacked in December 2025.
He joined Genk later that month, main the facet to a seventh-placed end however lacking out on European soccer.
The Clarets beforehand approached the Soccer Affiliation of Wales trying to appoint males’s nationwide staff head coach Craig Bellamy, however the transfer collapsed throughout negotiations across the make-up of the backroom workers.
Former Wolves boss Rob Edwards is known to have turned down an approach from Burnley to interchange Parker.
Burnley gamers are set to go to the USA for pre-season, with pleasant matches lined up towards FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew and Actual Salt Lake.
The Turf Moor facet completed nineteenth within the Premier League final season, struggling speedy relegation again to the Championship.
