YOUNG goalkeeper Lukas Jensen is aiming to follow in the footsteps of his namesake and become Burnley's number one.

Although no relation to ex-Claret Brian Jensen, who served at Turf Moor for a decade, the 20-year-old has plenty in common - not least nationality.

Lukas Jensen left his native Denmark last autumn to join Burnley's Under 23s from Danish Second Division side Hellerup IK.

He is already training with first team goalkeepers Nick Pope and Joe Hart and says the pair are having a big impact in his fledgling career.

"The best players I have played with must surely be Joe Hart and Nick Pope. I'm so lucky to play in the same club as them and benefit from their advice on what to improve," said Jensen.

"I have been training with the first team weekly."

But he admits it is a long-term goal to work his way into the number one spot.

“I have set myself a lot of sub-goals along the way so I can follow my own development," explained the stopper, who at 6ft 3ins is the same height as Pope.

"First, the goal was to come to England, then to become the first (choice) keeper of the U23 team, then to train with the first team, and now my goal is to become a regular part of the first team at Burnley."

But Jensen, who has Super League experience in Denmark having made his debut for FC Helsingør in April 2018, says that as a teenager he could not have imagined being in this position.

"Just three years ago, I had in no way dared to hope to be where I am today," he said, speaking to ronaldo.com.

"It has always been my dream to come to England and play football as I consider the Premier League the strongest and toughest league in the world. But I expected to move from home to another place in Denmark, where my mum and dad could still take the car to visit.

“It has been extremely overwhelming to move to another country."

Jensen, who cites Pope and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois as his main goalkeeping influences, credits his parents with his progress.

“Family and friends helped influence my decision, and my parents in particular had a big stake in my shift," he continued.

"My dad was my goalkeeper coach in my early football years and has taught me all the basics of the goalkeeper position.

"Besides that, my parents have always supported me in my decisions and told me it was now that I had to 'go' on my soccer adventure when my shift happened in my 'sabbatical' (gap) year after high school."