Staying with Wales over Burnley a ‘simple choice’.
Bellamy held talks with Burnley in the summer after the Championship club preceded a release clause in his contract but turned down the move because Wales was “the right place for me”.
While at Newcastle, Bellamy instructed independent solicitors to enable him to play after his club tried to stop him from featuring in Euro 2004 qualifiers against Italy and Finland.
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Staying with Wales over Burnley a ‘simple choice’.
Craig Bellamy said Wales supporters should never question his commitment to the cause after he rejected the chance to manage Burnley, pointing to how he got solicitors’ letters to play for his country and refused to claim expenses on international duty.
Bellamy held talks with Burnley in the summer after the Championship club preceded a release clause in his contract but turned down the move because Wales was “the right place for me”.
His immediate focus is on Nations League matches against Portugal, Denmark and Norway, the first of which is in Lisbon a week on Thursday. Bellamy said Burnley’s interest posed a quandary but that it was a “simple” decision to stay with Wales, for whom he made 78 appearances as a forward and is under contract until the end of Euro 2028.
While at Newcastle, Bellamy instructed independent solicitors to enable him to play after his club tried to stop him from featuring in Euro 2004 qualifiers against Italy and Finland.
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