Sean Dyche has suggested that Burnley tried to sign Harry Kane on loan before the striker broke into the Tottenham Hotspur team.
Kane has impressed for club and country, netting 19 Premier League goals this season and scoring within 74 seconds of his England debut against Lithuania last week.
"I think he's been a player most people would have looked at when he wasn't in the side at Tottenham," Dyche told Sky Sports News.
"But he's a good reflection of when us as managers speak about players going on loan, because loans don't always have to be the glory loan. He's had his ups and downs on loan but that can be a massive part of a young player's development.
"We didn't try to bring him here, other than the fact we tried to bring him here."
Burnley are currently one point from safety in the Premier League with eight games remaining.
