There are now strong suggestions that he could have played his last game for the Clarets and is looking elsewhere for a new contract with fellow First Division club Wolves having previously been linked with him. Dave Jones will be looking for a right-back with Kevin Muscat having moved on and Fred could well fit the bill.
With no sign of any new players at Burnley, and the strong possibility that there won't be any, a further reduction in the squad would not be good news for the fans. We are now just six days away from the first pre-season game and it is beginning to look as though Mark McGregor could be slotting in at right-back and getting a game against his former club.