Lyle Foster taking a break from football due to mental well-being, Burnley confirm

Lyle Foster is taking a break from football due to issues with his mental well-being, his club Burnley have confirmed.

The South Africa international joined Burnley from Belgian side Westerlo in January of this year, and has three Premier League goals to his name from seven appearances in the current season.

His latest game for The Clarets came in the 3-0 loss to Brentford on October 21, and the club confirmed on Thursday that Foster, 23, was in the care of specialists.

“He is currently in the care of specialists – giving him the support and care he needs to help him back to full health.

“With the love and support of his family and everyone at Burnley Football Club we will do all we can to provide everything he needs to get better.

“We ask for your understanding and respect Lyle’s privacy around this matter and will not be making any more comment until further notice.”

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany said: “As a club we have very quickly and very naturally made the decision to fully support him, support his family and offer him all the access to the expertise and clinical support he needs.

“We are wishing him a speedy recovery and we are wishing him to be in a better place by the time he is ready to come back to us.

“We will provide all the best care in the world possible to help him get over his mental-health issues.

“In moments like this you have to put the human first and that is what we did.

“We are doing everything we can to get him to a place where he can do what he enjoys doing the most which is playing football as soon as possible.”