Burnley closing in on the appointment of Craig Bellamy as new manager

Craig Bellamy is on the brink of being named the new Burnley manager.

The Clarets are in advanced talks with the Wales boss to name him as successor to Scott Parker, who left the club by mutual consent at the end of April.

Multiple sources are now reporting an agreement has been reached, while WalesOnline suggest a compensation package in the region of £700,000 has been settled.

Burnley FC have been contacted for comment.

It comes after Welsh FA chief Noel Mooney dropped a major hint on Tuesday that Bellamy could be about to depart his role.

"Craig has been fantastic for us in terms of the football we play and the energy we have,” he said in an interview with S4C News.

“But of course, we have to be aware of the fact that we are in a huge football industry and that people have different objectives.

“In my opinion, Craig will go on to be a world-class coach. He loves the rhythm and intensity of football on a day-to-day basis, so the problem we have always had with him is the gaps between the international windows.

“He is someone who is full of energy and lives and breathes football. He loves the game, he loves his country, and that shone through very clearly during his time with us - that he loves Welsh football.

“We were always open to the fact that people have personal ambition, that opportunities arise, and sometimes that someone has done something great in an organisation and then another opportunity presents itself.”

If the move comes to fruition, it will present a major U-turn for Bellamy, who appeared to commit his future to Wales at the start of June - stating he’s going nowhere and will see out the remaining two years of his contract, and was excited about the prospect of leading his country to a home Euros.

He did, however, joke about the poor pay during a press conference ahead of their recent friendly against Ghana. He also admitted he “missed” the day-to-day nature of coaching in club football.

Bellamy is known to be well admired by Burnley’s board, having worked as assistant to Vincent Kompany from 2022 to 2024.

He was in the running for the job when Kompany left to join Bayern Munich, but Scott Parker was instead appointed while Bellamy swiftly took over as Wales boss.