Michael Obafemi F Plymouth Argyle (loan from Burnley) b.2000

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Returned to parent club Burnley, who have let Nathan Redmond and John Joe Shelvey go, made four of their five on-loan players permanent and are negotiating new contracts with Egan-Riley, Brownhill and Barnes (burnleyfootballclub.com). I wonder what's next for Obafemi, as Burnley return to the Premier League.

difficult to see him not tumbling down the leagues. he can't stay fit and has a reputation for having a questionable attitude. league one next - if he's lucky.

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Linked with a move to Turkey - https://turkish-football.com/kasimpasa-close-in-on-burnley-forward-michael-obafemi/

Better than I thought he'd do to be honest

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Has the feeling of the kind of transfer that sees him back in the UK after six months, having not been paid for four of them.

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He's on the path to oblivion. Non league uk football awaits, or jacking it in altogether.

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I slightly hesitate to post a balls.ie link, but quoting a Turkish journalist, they claim the deal is now in doubt over unpaid wages. https://www.balls.ie/football/michael-obafemi-move-burnley-dispute-636416

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Even for Turkey, that's quick

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Surprisingly the issue seems to be at Burnley. If he thinks it's hard to get paid at Burnley, he'll be in for a shock in Istanbul.

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Linked with Bochum in the German second tier (https://www.balls.ie/football/michael-obafemi-ireland-european-move-639129). Which actually isn't a bad level. They were relegated from the Bundesliga last year.

The article makes an interesting claim in saying "However, his career has been badly mismanaged since [spring/summer 2023]" - not sure that's quite how I'd have phrased it.

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Mismanaged by the player himself most likely. There's a talented player there, but I'd question whether we'll ever see that talent again. The first thing the manager at Bochum should do is try to contact Russell Martin (who I accept has other problems to deal with at the moment) and find out how he got a tune out of Obafemi at Swansea. Because if he could ever be brought back into that condition, he could absolutely do well at his next club.