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Dyche confirms Barton is training at Burnley

Joey Barton is training with Burnley in an attempt to get fit after his Rangers exit and Sean Dyche did not rule out signing the midfielder.

Sean Dyche has confirmed that Joey Barton is training with Burnley after having his Rangers contract terminated to end an unhappy spell in Scotland.

Barton's Rangers stay turned sour when the one-time capped England international clashed in training with team-mate Andy Halliday in the wake of September's 5-1 Old Firm defeat to bitter rivals Celtic.

He was initially exiled for three weeks as punishment, but that absence was increased in October when the Scottish Football Association charged him for breaching betting rules.