{"id":75836,"date":"2023-01-28T18:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T18:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/?p=75836"},"modified":"2023-01-28T18:51:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T18:51:01","slug":"kompany-ready-for-obafemi-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/2023\/01\/28\/kompany-ready-for-obafemi-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"Kompany ready for Obafemi arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vincent Kompany just about confirmed the arrival of Michael Obafemi at Burnley when talking to the press at the end of his side’s FA Cup draw at Ipswich today.<\/p>\n

The saga that is the move of Obafemi appears to be coming to an end with the news earlier in the week that a fee had been agreed between the two teams and when asked about the move today Kompany was certainly in no mood to deny the transfer.<\/p>\n

Kompany was asked by Lancs Live<\/a><\/b>\u00a0after the Portman Road stalemate whether Obafemi was all but in the building, Kompany said: “It is a fair suggestion.”<\/p>\n

The publication goes onto suggest that the fee will be around \u00a33.5m with an obligation to buy in the summer following the initial loan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vincent Kompany just about confirmed the arrival of Michael Obafemi at Burnley when talking to the press at the end of his side’s FA Cup draw at Ipswich today. 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