Overview
- TalkSPORT reports the Wales manager is reluctant to leave and is expected to turn down Burnley’s vacancy after Scott Parker’s exit.
- Burnley view Bellamy as a leading candidate, yet talkSPORT says no formal approach has been made and a buyout of about £700,000 would be needed under his FAW contract.
- Gordon Strachan and Chris Coleman have urged him to remain with the national team, with Coleman pointing to Bellamy’s recent “I need a rest” remark as a sign a club role may be premature.
- Separate Daily Record reports link him to Celtic’s search to replace Martin O’Neill, noting he is on a shortlist that includes Robbie Keane and Jens Berthel Askou and that he had a brief spell as a Celtic player in 2005.
- If Bellamy stays with Wales, talkSPORT says Burnley will look to other options such as Steven Gerrard and Cardiff boss Brian Barry-Murphy, with assistant Michael Jackson set to lead the team for the remaining matches.