Scott Parker insists his “ambition” for Burnley is no different to that of chairman Alan Pace.
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He did, however, acknowledge it may happen “long” after he’s died, but he’s desperate to apply the right foundations in the here and now.
While Parker accepts he may be the manager during the “early part” of the journey, the Clarets boss believes there should be no limit to what the club can achieve.
“Those comments are from someone who’s obviously hugely ambitious [Pace],” Parker said.
“I think there’s a bit of context needed in there in terms of whether I’m long gone and dead, which may be the case.
“But that ambition is clearly there, I sense that ambition and that ambition for me is no different. Sometimes you're part of that journey and an early part of it.
Burnley boss Scott Parker and owner Alan Pace, inset. Pictures: Getty Imagesplaceholder image
Burnley boss Scott Parker and owner Alan Pace, inset. Pictures: Getty Images
“But they're the owner's ambitions and when I sit down with him, I've probably got my own ambitions as well of this football club and in general. My role is my role and my role, certainly when I've come into this place, early on in the process was to try and get out of the Championship. That was the main aim.
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“There's obviously a longer vision for everyone. We all have them. But initially it was to get out of the Championship. We've done that.
“The next part of the ambition is to stay in this division. The longer part of that is obviously down the road a little bit.”
Some Burnley fans have expressed concerns that the takeover of Espanyol may deflect Pace’s attention away from East Lancashire.
When asked what assurances he’s been given by Pace, Parker added: “I've had plenty of conversations in and around that. As always, I think from my side, my focus is Burnley. That's exactly how I see it.
“It’s a massive thing for Alan to take over Espanyol, which is another huge club and goes back to the ambition of probably Alan. But I think fundamentally, my focus is strictly Burnley.”
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