Wales head coach Craig Bellamy has “burnt a lot of bridges” after his proposed move to take charge at Burnley broke down, former team-mate Iwan Roberts has said.

Bellamy, 46, had held talks with the The Clarets but the move now looks to have collapsed.

Roberts, who played alongside Bellamy for Wales and Norwich City, said it had created an awkward situation for Bellamy and the Football Association of Wales (FAW).

“The Association and [FAW chief executive] Noel Mooney know that Bellamy is looking at other jobs and has had his head turned by the links to Burnley,” added Roberts.

“The big question now is whether they keep him on as national team manager?

“He’s lost a lot of love and faith among the fans and I would think he’s burnt a lot of bridges.”

Bellamy was a coach under Vincent Kompany at Burnley between 2022 and 2024 and had a brief spell in caretaker charge.

The Lancashire club approached the FAW with a view to appointing Bellamy as successor to Scott Parker who was sacked in April.

The breakdown is understood to not be related to compensation for the FAW, while negotiations for Bellamy’s backroom staff to join him at Turf Moor were thought to be a point of contention.

Former Liverpool, Manchester City and West Ham forward Bellamy, who was appointed Wales boss in 2024, has a contract that sees him through until 2028.

He has previously spoken of his ambition of leading Wales at Euro 2028, being held across England, Scotland, Wales and Republic of Ireland.

But Roberts believes Bellamy’s links to the Burnley vacancy could impact his relationship with the Wales squad and supporters.

“The players will know that if he’d had the chance he would have left and gone to Burnley,” Roberts told S4C’s Newyddion.

“That after saying this was the best job in the world and how much he was looking forward to leading Wales into the next Euros.

“The next few days are going to be quite interesting I would imagine.”

Another former Wales striker, Malcolm Allen, told BBC Radio Cymru’s Dros Frecwast he is pleased Bellamy will continue as Wales head coach with the European Championships two years away.

Allen said he understood why the former Blackburn Rovers and Celtic player was attracted to the Burnley job, with the day to day responsibilities of a club manager.

But he recognised that it was now an “uncomfortable” situation to be in.

“The problem is, when he comes back with his tail between his legs because he hasn’t got the job with Burnley, is how Wales fans will respond to this?” Allen said.

“There will be some who were frustrated after we failed to reach the World Cup thinking ‘how can we allow him back?’

“The situation financially is that the FAW don’t have a lot of money at the moment after we missed out on the World Cup.

“So he will have to win those fans over and the only way to do that will be to win games.”