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“Now, after watching Burnley’s first five games, I understand. With Luca Koleosho and Zeki Amdouni, these young players they have brought in. Burnley are a club that like sellable assets, so begrudgingly I understand why he [Kompany] made that decision not to block their pathway by signing a 32-year-old.”<\/p>\n
Townsend returned to London after his trial period at Burnley and has been training with Tottenham’s under-18 side in a bid to stay fit for any potential suitors. He went on to explain that a move to Turkey looked to be on the cards after receiving assurances from an agent before the rug was pulled from under his feet once again.<\/p>\n
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Don’t miss… <\/strong> “I was in Turkey the whole of deadline day,” added Townsend. “An agent said ‘100 per cent I’ve got this deal’. I waited the whole of deadline day and it didn’t happen. That’s been my month, people giving me false hope.<\/p>\n “A random agent said he had this club in the third division of Saudi Arabia and the president was desperate to sign me. After sleeping on it I got excited about playing football again, so I called him the next morning, which was Saudi deadline day, and he said he would set up a meeting. I eventually got told the president was not bringing any players in and the deadline passed.<\/p>\n “The situation is I’ve not played a competitive match for 18 months, so because of my age and lack of minutes English clubs can’t take that risk. I looked abroad and thought clubs would be desperate to sign a player of my experience but it was the same again, lack of minutes.”<\/p>\n Want the latest Premier League news as we publish it on Express Sport<\/i>? Join our Facebook group by clicking <\/b>here<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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