{"id":75048,"date":"2023-01-15T16:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T16:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=75048"},"modified":"2023-01-15T16:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T16:15:42","slug":"burnley-close-in-on-obafemi-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/01\/15\/burnley-close-in-on-obafemi-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnley close in on Obafemi capture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Obafemi&#8217;s turbulent eighteen months at Swansea City looks like it may well come to an end this week with numerous reports suggesting that Burnley are closing in on the capture of the striker.<\/p>\n<p>It still seems a somewhat odd move for a side that is five points clear at the top of the Championship and sixteen points clear of the automatic promotion places.\u00a0 You would argue that seven or eight more wins will see them back in the Premier League and I am far from convinced that Obafemi is a Premier League player.\u00a0 \u00a0But it is not for me to question Vincent Kompany and why he wants the player, the main thing is he appears to be getting his wish of leaving Swansea City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='xYdf3bMjQyNJ5jciBQVKkg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1244171309' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'xYdf3bMjQyNJ5jciBQVKkg',sig:'e8LijpEU072S91nY7PgaV9mq3mIoIJOj0DeC1GnUt-s=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1244171309',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Obafemi was first the subject of interest from Burnley back in the summer but the two sides could not reach agreement over a fee, something that seemed to be continuing this month when the Swans turned down two initial bids from Burnley with the last rumoured to be around the \u00a32.5m mark.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s reports though suggest that Burnley have reached closer to the alleged \u00a33m that the Swans wanted for a player who reportedly earns in the region of \u00a31m per year.<\/p>\n<p>Obafemi&#8217;s time at Swansea has been disrupted heavily by largely his own actions with several rumoured fallings out with Martin together with an overwhelming desire to engineer a move away and disruption like that in a dressing room is something that every manager could do without.<\/p>\n<p>There is little doubt however that Obafemi has talent but, as referenced earlier, whether that talent will shine through in a Premier League team next season has to be under some doubt.\u00a0 \u00a0When we signed him there were rumblings of discontent and disruption at Southampton which have just continued in his time in SA1.\u00a0 \u00a0Whether Vincent Kompany can stop history repeating itself at Turf Moor is, frankly, his problem not ours.<\/p>\n<p>On the face of it this is essential and feels good business for the Swans and we can only hope now that it intensifies our efforts to get Chiedozie Ogbene from Rotherham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='03zBlRC-Tkp0wZDOYnL2jA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1452518277' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'03zBlRC-Tkp0wZDOYnL2jA',sig:'7kbWgNDE3S6Jhomi2p1OnIGpeDT1iswo53RAkKAkaU4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1452518277',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Obafemi&#8217;s turbulent eighteen months at Swansea City looks like it may well come to an end this week with numerous reports suggesting that Burnley are closing in on the capture of the striker. 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