Sean Dyche has revealed that he tried to sign new England hero Harry Kane on loan for Burnley when he first took over at Turf Moor . Burnley face Tottenham at home on Sunday and Dyche must try to find a way of stopping Kane whose career has rocketed since honing his skills out on loan at Leyton Orient , Millwall , Norwich and Leicester earlier in his career . Dyche was also in the queue to sign Kane after taking over as Burnley manager in 2012 , and he believes that the 21-year-old striker 's spells in the Championship have helped make him the player he is today . Harry Kane at the Juventus Arena in Turin ahead of his firsts start for England . 'He 's a player that most people would have had a look at when he was n't in the side at Tottenham , ' said Dyche . 'It 's a good reflection of how the loan system can work , and it does n't have to be the glory loan – the one where it works every time . He 's had his ups and downs on loan but that can be a massive part of a young player 's development , experiencing the fact that it does n't always work hand in glove . 'It 's not always perfect , you do n't play every week , you have to challenge yourself to keep going and keep grinding and be professional every day to be ready to play when you 're called upon . 'He was out at Millwall and it was possibly a step too early when he went out to Norwich to play there , and then Leicester a few bits and bobs off the bench . Kane enjoyed a phenomenal start to his international career by scoring on his debut last Friday . Kane headed home against Lithuania just 79 seconds after coming on to the field as a substitute . 'All of that for a young man who seems to me to have a very good temperament and a very good desire to be a footballer , ( shows that ) if you stick at it long enough you get your rewards . It has to be the ups and downs of football to bring the reality . ' FA chairman Greg Dyke tabled a series of new proposals last week aimed at increasing the number of homegrown players in the Premier League . Burnley are the only team in the top-flight to field an all-British team this season , and Dyche believes that the only way for players like Kane to truly progress is to be given a chance at the highest level . Kane was sent on loan to several clubs in the lower leagues , including here at Millwall , before he found fame . The 21-year-old striker has taken the Premier League by storm this season with his glut of goals . 'It 's not an exact science , ' he added . 'The way the FA are trying to take a grip of it is to try and crunch it down to a better chance of elite young players coming through the system , and an improved chance of them being future England players . ' I do n't think there 's a perfect situation but they are certainly searching hard to find the best situation of allowing those players real growth . 'But that is inevitably playing in the Premier League . The earlier they can get that experience to play at the top level is the best learning curve . '
Harry Kane is the surprise star of the season with 30 goals and counting . Tottenham striker spent several spells on loan with little success . Sean Dyche reveals he tried to sign Kane for Burnley . Rodney Marsh : Spurs are looking at a number of players as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of next season's Premier League campaign.