Sean Dyche has Burnley in 8th place in the table this season. Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images

Sean Dyche has ended speculation over his future as Burnley manager by signing a new four-and-a-half year contract at Turf Moor.

The 46-year-old, linked with the managerial vacancies at Everton and Leicester City earlier this season, had been on a 12-month rolling contract at Burnley but has now committed to a long-term deal, along with coaches Ian Woan and Tony Loughlan, which will see him notch up 10 years at the club if he sees out the contract in its entirety.

Burnley chairman Mike Garlick told ESPN FC last month that Dyche's commitment to the club was "never in doubt" during Leicester and Everton's search for a new manager and the former Watford boss admits he had no hesitation in extended his contract.

"It's something that the chairman felt was important," Dyche said. "The chairman spoke to me over the last couple of months and said to me 'what are your thoughts?'

"We had a good chat about where it's all at, the continued progress and how to get there and he felt a big part of it was me staying. I'm very pleased to have come to an agreement which works for everyone.

"We both felt it was a more definite thing to say 'there it is, we want you to continue the good work you're doing, and your staff, and we want everyone to be facing the right direction."

Having guided Burnley to two promotions to the Premier League five-and-half years in charge, Dyche has emerged as one of the most highly-rated domestic managers in English football. But he claims that his longevity at Burnley is something that will become increasingly rare among top-flight managers in the years ahead.

"I don't think the future of management is staying at a club as long as I've stayed already, never mind going beyond that," Dyche said. "The demands now are so instant that it's going to get more and more difficult. The coaches of the future may be nomadic, they just pop in and pop out of clubs.

"I don't think that's good football, but I think it's the future. I think the demands are so high that I don't think the future of management is long term. I think it's going to be shorter and shorter.

"Not to the point of chaos, but it will be one-season style management. I think that could be the future."