Maatsen interview in Guardian

[Burnley Ace]

I don’t think there was the remotest chance that he wanted to come back to Burnley.

[ClaretTony]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... nd-chelsea

[elwaclaret]

I don’t think there was the remotest chance that he wanted to come back to Burnley.

A link would be good. Agree, and also that signalled Tella’s intent. Maatson said around mid season he would be more likely stay if his good mate Tella was going to be with us next season….

[claptrappers_union]

I admire his ambition

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Fair enough, Dortmund or Burnley - not the hardest choice in the world for a non-Burnley fan.

[Woodleyclaret]

.Maatsen wasn't all that as a defender
Tella is the far greater miss

[KRBFC]

My plan was to stay at Chelsea,” Maatsen says.

There he said it, he didn’t want to return here, hopefully stops posters keep posting nonsense about us not trying hard enough to get him back.

[CleggHall]

Maatsen doesn’t lack self confidence!
Not necessarily a bad thing though?

[AlargeClaret]

Let’s face it he was never staying unless utterly desperate. We got a great yr out of him, and he developed as a player and has moved on up . Good alround .

[Burnley1989]

Made the right decision, it would have been a terrible move joining us

[claret2018]

Fair enough, Dortmund or Burnley - not the hardest choice in the world for a non-Burnley fan.

Not the hardest choice even for a Burnley fan!

[aggi]

He's starting in the champions league tonight with a good chance of getting through to the quarter finals.

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Not the hardest choice even for a Burnley fan!

True, although I'd probably say it was harder than it actually was in reality

[boatshed bill]

There you go never wanted to stay, and I'd suggest that neither did Tella.

[Suratclaret]

It’s not just the player or his registered club but agents play a particularly and increasingly significant part in any players contract and eventual transfer

[CoolClaret]

There you go never wanted to stay, and I'd suggest that neither did Tella.

Matt Williams said that Tella wanted to sign in one of his interviews after the Jan transfer window shut.

[MACCA]

Matt Williams said that Tella wanted to sign in one of his interviews after the Jan transfer window shut.

Williams also said VK will be the best thing that has happened for Burnley

When he says stuff these days it's just Pace and VKs words coming through his mouth.

[daveisaclaret]

Maatsen is a Chelsea player on loan at Dortmund enjoying success in the Champions League. I think a mite of common sense suggests that no matter how he felt through last summer, there's zero chance of him saying he wanted to join us permanently.

[blatherwickstattoos]

Take away the kompany factor(last season) for a lot of young players there’s not much of a pull to come to Burnley. You only have to look at the players we signed under dyche for this. Next season could be another tough one in terms of recruitment if we balls it up again.

[Cirrus_Minor]

I think Maatsen and Zaroury on the same wing was too much for many championship teams last season, especially with the pace and ability of Tella through the middle/wide right. We have not really replaced that this season.

[Pickles]

Linked with Bayern. At the moment he looks nailed on to play consistently at the highest level. Some Burnley fans would still say he's not good enough for us.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Good luck to him. Last summer I felt we were too ambitious in thinking that our manager would get some big hitters over the line, because that is what he did the year before, relative to the division. Trouble is, in the EPL that higher standard of player has many options.

When we look at the ones who got away, like Cole Palmer, Ian Maatsen, Lukebakio etc, I do wonder if aiming too high was an error, rather than, say, Fofana, Esteve or Assignon who would all have improved us back in August, using them as an example, and if we had signed that calibre earlier (not world beaters but improvements) I reckon we would have stayed up.

[Ric_C]

If this was so cut and dried, why didn't we just move on early in the summer rather than apparently holding out for him with a crazy last minute bid?

Not getting in two decent fullbacks in the summer was unforgiveable

[TPClaret]

If this was so cut and dried, why didn't we just move on early in the summer rather than apparently holding out for him with a crazy last minute bid?

Not getting in two decent fullbacks in the summer was unforgiveable

If only it was that easy