BEN Mee believes his Burnley loan spell can help resurrect his Premier League dream – after admitting he is not expecting to have a Manchester City future.

The Clarets’ loanee will make his debut in this evening’s pre-season friendly at Bristol Rovers and claims it is the start of a ‘big season’ personally after a frustrating last couple of years.

Mee joined Burnley on a season-long loan spell from Manchester City late last week and is relishing the prospect of regular first team football having been unable to break into Roberto Mancini’s senior squad.

The 21-year-old still has two years left on his City deal but, still to make his Premier League debut after three years of pushing for a first team call-up, he admits he may be forced to move on from his boyhood club next summer.

He said: “I’ll have one year left at City after this season so it is up to them what they decide to do. I’m not sure what they would want to do.

“This is a big season for me and hopefully I can kick on from my experience on loan at Leicester last year and get a bit of confidence, do well and maybe put myself in the shop window.

“It is hard to be optimistic about my career at Manchester City. I have been on three pre-season tours and it is frustrating.

"I have done well on these tours and then you come back and are playing reserve football and it is difficult.

“Obviously the money has come in to the club and it is frustrating but you can’t do anything about it.

"There is a lot going on there and a lot of changes. It is a strange place to be around and it is a nice to get out on loan and to be involved in a first team.”

The England under 21 international was a wanted man this summer with several clubs, including Leicester, interested in taking him on loan again this season.

Mee though insists the moment he met with Clarets boss Eddie Howe, Turf Moor was his only destination as he looks to help Burnley back into the Premier League – and was refusing to rule out making a more permanent switch this time next year.

He said: “I definitely want to push for promotion. The team is good enough I think, we have a really good manager and some really players.

"This is a good place for me, I want to do the best I can do and then see what happens at the end of the season.

“The manager played a big part in me coming here. He was really enthusiastic, said he wanted to play me in the team and he wanted some good young lads to come and play.

“That sold it to me. Leicester didn’t sound as enthusiastic as Burnley did so I decided to come here. I spoke to John a bit and he said it was a friendly club.”

“A few teams looked at me, a couple of managers wanted me. But I spoke to Burnley and wanted to come here.”