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J.J. Watt jokes about Lionel Messi making a loan move to his Premier League strugglers Burnley - as Pat McAfee grills him on the team's tough start to the new season

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J.J. Watt has teased a possible loan move to Burnley for Lionel Messi after the World Cup winner missed out on qualifying for the MLS playoffs with Inter Miami, putting his club season to an end until February.

Appearing on The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN on Wednesday, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year was asked by the former Colts punter if Burnley's been any 'good' so far this season, and where the club lies in league standings.

Watt, who's a Chelsea fan at heart, became a minority investor of the Clarets in May along with his wife, Kealia.