They might be chasing him to play left midfield / wing, where I think he absolutely could excel.
When the best part of a wide player's game is his ability to cross, shoot and run at the opposition and the weakest parts of his game are positional and tackling, then where would you advocate playing him?
Do the words Gareth and Bale mean anything to you?
I'm not so sure he has enough skill to play on the wing. He's a decent full back, but Zaha tore him to shreds this weekend. On the wing, for me he doesn't have the flair or skill levels required. If Burnley wanted him, would they play him on the wing instead of Brady? Robbie seems to have improved a fair bit since he left us