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Burnley handed potential Zeki Amdouni boost ahead of Notts County cup tie Zeki Amdouni under ‘consideration’ for Burnley’s season opener Zeki Amdouni is under consideration for Burnley’s first competitive game of the new season despite his late return from the World Cup. The 25-year-old has linked up with his Burnley teammates for the first time this week having been away at this summer’s World Cup. Having reached the quarter-finals with Switzerland, who were knocked out by Argentina, the forward was given a FIFA mandated three weeks off. But Clarets boss Nicky Hayen has now confirmed Amdouni is back in the building and, given he’s still in good shape, could even feature against Notts County on Saturday. “He's back with the squad so he trained properly with the team,” Hayen confirmed ahead of Burnley’s Carabao Cup first round tie. “He came in quite well and really motivated and this is something that I really liked about Zeki. “He came in with a really good mindset, really in a good shape so he had a really good session today so we'll consider him to take him in the squad for Saturday.” Subscribe now for HALF PRICE and catch every minute of our Clarets coverage this season - from pre-season to the final whistle. Click here Hayen also confirmed that Connor Roberts should also be available, despite missing Burnley’s last two friendlies of pre-season with a knock. It comes after the new Burnley boss admitted his absence against Torino last Sunday was more precautionary, rather than anything else. “Connor came back in the training squad also,” he added. “He did a good session today, so it's likely that he can also make the squad for Saturday.” Jordan Beyer and Josh Cullen remain long-term concerns, while Jaydon Banel is facing “many weeks” on the sidelines after suffering an injury in training. Hayen has pledged to take this weekend’s game as seriously as possible, targeting a first Burnley win of any kind since February. “I’m looking forward to the first game, of course,” he said of the season opener. “We had a pre-season where we didn't win one game, so this is actually something that we really want to change. “But actually, we saw a lot of positive things, also things that we have to improve. “But what really satisfied us the most was that you see that the players are into this story. They try to improve themselves every day and you see them making progress and that's the nicest for us to see at the moment.”