Nahki Wells is in talks with Sky Bet Championship side Derby County over a potential season-long loan from Burnley, according to reports in England.

The Derby Telegraph reported that the Bermuda forward was poised for a temporary move from the Premier League side as part of a deal to take Matej Vydra, the Derby and Czech Republic striker, to Turf Moor.

However, Derby confirmed yesterday that Vydra joined the Lancashire club on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, but said on Twitter that “no other players are part of the deal”.

Wells told The Royal Gazette in June that he was certain his move to the Premier League would work out.

“If you’d have asked me a few months ago whether I’d be in this mindset and so excited about the new season, I’d have said no,” Wells said. “I’d have wanted change. But there’s something inside of me saying this is going to work out.

“I’m just excited to go back [to preseason training], hit the ground running and right the wrongs of last season.

“I’ve sat down with the [Burnley] management and they’re pleased with me. They reiterated for me not to overthink things and that circumstances led to the season panning out the way it did.

“I don’t have any doubts about my capabilities at this level. It’s just a case of proving I deserve some opportunities. The preseason is a fresh start for me and I like to think the manager sees it that way as well.”

Wells had also said that he had no regrets about leaving Huddersfield Town for Burnley last summer, despite making only ten appearances, all of them from the substitutes’ bench, for the Premier League side last season.

“I probably could have stayed and featured far more at Huddersfield,” he said. “But I couldn’t turn down the opportunity of moving to a more established Premier League club.

“There was uncertainty at Huddersfield; I had a year left on my contract and there was also a lot of political stuff going on behind the scenes that people don’t know about.

“I’ve no regrets at all. It’s easy to have regrets and it was nice to see Huddersfield stay up. It would have been a bit easier in hindsight being at Huddersfield and I could have had a far better season.

“Looking back I wouldn’t change my decision; I’m just disappointed with how it panned out. I just look at this as being one of the bad years of my career, although there were still a lot of positives. I’ve been playing in front of 70,000 and 80,000 every other week. It’s a great experience.”

Derby, managed by former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, have a wealth of options up front, with Jack Marriott, recently added from Peterborough United to a forward line that also contains David Nugent, Cameron Jerome, Chris Martin and Nick Blackman. Lampard has also been linked with a move for Martyn Waghorn, the Ipswich Town striker.