Bafana Bafana international Lyle Foster was absent from Burnley's matchday squad on Saturday, just two days after signing a new five-year deal with the club – here is reportedly why.
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The Clarets took on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday afternoon, in what was billed as a must-win game for Vincent Kompany's men.
The away team went into the clash having claimed just a single win from their opening nine Premier League games, but were without their South African frontman, who did not even make the travelling squad.
This came just 48 hours after it was announced by last season's EFL Championship winners that Foster has penned a bumper new deal at the club, which Kompany suggested was a "correction" on his salary.
The 23-year-old joined Burnley in January, at the halfway point of the 2022/23 campaign, and has since become an important member of the Belgian's first-team group after contributing to five goals in his first seven EPL appearances.
Goals from Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo and Philip Billing sealed a comeback victory for the Cherries on Saturday, who picked up their first win of the season, with the result leaving Kompany's side second-last on the table.
According to The Athletic journalist Andy Jones, who covers both Liverpool and Burnley for the publication, Foster was unavailable for selection on the weekend after he picked up an illness.
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Kompany would have been disappointed to lose the in-form forward, who has played a hand in more than 50% of the Clarets’ league goals this season.
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