SEAN Dyche insists growing interest in his Burnley stars is a ‘compliment’, even if he is surprised action isn’t being taken against managers who openly discuss other teams' players.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman was again glowing in his praise of Clarets centre back Michael Keane before the two teams met at Goodison Park on Saturday, having previously admitted an interest in the 24-year-old during the January transfer window.

The Toffees are in pole position to sign Keane during the summer, with his Turf Moor deal expiring next year, and Dyche believes managers talking openly about their transfer targets is simply a part of the game now, even if it is one he would rather was clamped down on.

“That’s how the game’s changed, the press talk openly about players’ contracts, managers talk openly about situations, it’s just how it is,” the Clarets chief said.

“It’s not for me to decide, it’s for the powers that be, whether they feel that’s appropriate or not.

“But it seems to be an ongoing exchange of information, I don’t think anyone worries too much anymore, I personally just try and conduct myself in the manner that I do on behalf of the club, it’s nothing to do with my thoughts on others.

“They can conduct themselves however they wish.”

Having previously revealed Keane was a target Koeman then declared the newly-capped England centre back had a ‘great future’ before Burnley travelled to Goodison Park on Saturday.

Dyche would like to see the Football Association take action against such loose talk, but like his previous calls for retrospective action on diving, he expects it to fall on deaf ears.

“No one’s hiding it, so people can see it, hear it, read it, if they want to do anything about it, it’s up to them,” Dyche said of the FA.

“I can’t enforce their hand, I’ve been trying to enforce retrospective banning, but not many people listen to me.

“I don’t want to see people diving all over the floor, children all around the world watching that, I find it very frustrating.

“But I can only offer my opinion. It’s up to the powers that be. It’s whether they chose to make a difference.”

With a host of top clubs being linked with Keane the Clarets have also seen top scorer Andre Gray linked with a move away.

But Dyche isn’t panicking about seeing his players talked about in relation to other clubs and he can see the positives from it.

“It’s a balanced view, we’ve had it a lot since my first seven or eight months here, with many players,” he said.

“It’s a compliment in the sense that, ‘hang on a minute, there must be life at Burnley, so let’s have a look’, and when they do look, they think there’s some really good players there.

“And then there’s that edge of worry where eventually, someone comes in way more powerful than us financially, and start pushing the margins.

“But it’s something I’m used to, it’s not new to me.”