BURNLEY new boy Nathaniel Chalobah was impressed with the Clarets as he watched them take on his parent club Chelsea on the first weekend of the season.

The England under-21 midfielder was already aware of interest from the Clarets when he watched the Monday night fixture, and the work rate of his new teammates caught the eye.

The 19-year-old finally made the switch to Turf Moor on deadline day, signing on loan until January, and his close friendship with under-21 colleague Danny Ings allowed him to quiz the striker on what life was like under Sean Dyche.

“The work rate was relentless from the start,” he said of the Chelsea fixture.

“I was watching the game because I knew a move could be possible and I was really impressed.

“I thought the team worked together as a unit and they started off really well in the game. I spoke to Ingsy a few times and he said they lost their shape for a few seconds but it’s the next step and I thought they did really well.

“He’s (Ings) got nothing bad to say about Burnley. He just said it’s a good place to be and I’ve got the vibe just from being here for the last couple of days.”

Despite his tender age Chalobah, who was born in Sierra Leone but moved to London as a young boy, has already made 19 appearances for the England under-21 side.

Last week he was away with Ings, and fellow Burnley new boy Michael Keane, as the young Lions won tricky away games in Lithuania and Moldova.

Those trips have allowed Chalobah to see Ings up close in training, and he likes what he sees from last season’s top scorer.

"Ingsy is very good at what he does,” he said, “he's a great finisher - that's the first thing I noticed about him, he had this mentality of 'next one' all the time, if he misses a chance, that's gone, on to the next one.

"That's the whole philosophy at the club, I've noticed that in training in my first session.

"I'll try to pick that up, but he's a fantastic striker and I'm looking forward to playing with him.”

Chalobah, who made the substitutes bench for Chelsea when he was just 15 and travelled to Munich with the first team for the 2012 Champions League final, has already brushed up on his Clarets history - he was aware his new side were former league champions themselves, albeit for the last time in 1960.

His move was rushed through on September 1 and the call came just in time, with a taxi booked ready to whisk the youngster away to international duty.

“I was sitting down in my living room waiting for the taxi to come and pick me up to meet up with the under-21s,” he said, “but I had a phone call from my agent and he said Sean Dyche wanted to bring me up here so I just packed my bags straight away and sped over.

“I’d met him previously and we had a chat and he run me by a few things and what he wanted and what he expected so I kind of knew what was already in the pipeline but it was just a matter of doing it in time.”

The switch to Burnley is Chalobah’s fourth loan move away from Stamford Bridge, after previous spells with Watford, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough, but it his first taste of Premier League action.

“I can’t wait,” he said. “I’ve been telling Ingsy all week, he’s probably sick and tired of hearing me talk about it.

“It’s going to be a great experience, everyone watches the Premier League, it is every boys dream to play in the Premier League, so I’m just waiting for my chance.”

Chalobah has already sat down with Dyche to discuss his role, and he is now keen to impress on the training pitch to try and break into the team.

“The manager has said that it’s more about what I do in training and the way I go about things.

“To try and come here and give a good impression could obviously put me in a better position when I go back but at the minute for me it is more about coming here and keeping my head work and working as I hard as I can and doing as best as I can for the club and pushing the club forward.”