Veteran eyes coaching role

Burnley defender Graham Alexandre has stated that he would like to move into coaching when his playing career comes to an end.

The 40-year-old has found a new lease of life playing as a holding midfielder in Owen Coyle's side and wants to carry on as long as possible but when he does stop playing he wants to stay in the game and has been doing his coaching badges in order to achieve that.

He told the Citizen: "Coaching is something I have been looking towards for the past few years and I'm doing my coaching badges to enable me to move on when it's time to.

"I have a fantastic family and that's my number one priority, but my life revolves around them and football and I wouldn't change that for the world."