Coyle wants Nugent deal tied up quickly

And now Owen Coyle has indicated that he wants the deal to bring Nugent to Burnley on a more permanent basis tied up as soon as possible, so much so that he wants him available for our FA Cup tie against the MK Franchise next week.

"I would love to keep David, he knows that and I know he wants to be here. That's a good start," said Coyle after seeing the loan striker bag the equaliser to earn the Clarets a point this afternoon.

"Hopefully the powers that be can sort that out. His loan runs until the 22^nd January, but I would love to have him available for the FA Cup tie. There is obviously a little bit of chatting to be done and without putting pressure on the chairman or Brendan I would hope that can be soon."

Today was Nugent's first goal since his brace against Sunderland and Coyle added: "David feels a big part of it and the longer we work together the better player I think I can make him. He has all the talent and I am trying to coach that out of him. He could have had a hat trick today and all through his own work, I might add.

"He will have been frustrated because I have been desperate to pair David with Fletch, but if we do that it means we give a little up elsewhere. There's no doubt both players will be disappointed they didn't score more today, but the combination together was great."

Nugent added: We have talked about extending the loan deal until the end of the season and hopefully that will be sorted sooner rather than later. I am enjoying it here and scoring goals again."

The January transfer window opens next Friday and remains open until 5:00 p.m. on 2^nd February with Burnley already having confirmed they will be signing Cork City central defender Kevin Long on a three and a half year deal.