Nathan Collins relishing Ireland trip to Azerbaijan after Premier League debut for Burnley

Burnley’s €15m summer recruit Collins had to be patient as Sean Dyche stuck with his established central-defensive partnership of James Tarkowski and Ben Mee for the opening six Premier League matches

Nathan Collins. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

After making his Premier League debut on Saturday, Nathan Collins has his eyes trained on replicating it for Ireland in the upcoming international window.

The towering centre-back on Sunday linked up with Stephen Kenny’s squad ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan and the friendly against Qatar at Aviva Stadium four days later.