Cash-strapped Portsmouth want to sell David Nugent, according to Burnley manager Brian Laws

25 January 2010 16:17
Claret and blue: David Nugent is keen to stay at Burnley[LNB]Burnley are still trying to persuade Portsmouth to let striker David Nugent extend his loan deal to the end of the season.   [LNB]Pompey want to sell the 24-year-old to bring in some money to the cash-strapped club but the player is keen to remain on loan at the Clarets, according to Burnley manager Brian Laws.[LNB] Laws said: 'The chairman has been in constant contact to get itconcluded but they are delaying it because they want to sell the player- I think they want to sell a few players.  [LNB]'David himself holds the aces however and he wants to be at Burnleyon loan until the end of the season and then reassess his position inthe summer.' [LNB]  Bolton v BURNLEY: Double boost as Steven Fletcher and David Nugent returnReading 1 Burnley 0: Super cool Sigurdsson loves hooking the big fishPortsmouth 2 Sunderland 1: Utaka ignores club crisis to cheer PompeyBURNLEY FC

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