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CLARETS SEARCHING FOR NEW TALENT
Burnley - new talent sought.
Burnley director John Sullivan is hoping to use his contacts in eastern Europe to try and capture the finest young talent in the area.
Sullivan has vast business contacts in Hungary and Russia and is set to embark upon a recruitment drive to try and forge links with top clubs in the two countries.
The four-day trip will take place between December 4-9 after the Russian Minister of Sport granted him an unlimited visa to speed up the process.
The initiative follows the announcement last week of a strategic partnership with American Premier Development League club the Cary Under-23 PDL team, who are based in North Carolina.
"It is important we try to cast our net far and wide to recruit young talent to this club," Sullivan said.
"I have many contacts in that part of the world, including business associates of President Vladimir Putin, and I see this trip as another important avenue in progressing our youth system towards the ultimate goal of academy status."
