Championship side Barnsley swooped for Oli McBurnie despite interest from Aston Villa and Sunderland – what a signing he’s turned out to be already.
Every Championship side who missed their chance to sign Oli McBurnie should look away now.
The Sunderland Echo claimed that Sunderland had agreed a deal on January deadline day before failing to get it over the line, while the Birmingham Mail stated that, while Aston Villa were interested, McBurnie was nowhere near the top of Steve Bruce’s wish list.
In hindsight, all three might have made a terrible mistake because the Swansea City loanee simply cannot stop scoring since moving to Barnsley and is shaping up to be one of the signings of the season already.
The 21-year-old striker, who came close to signing for Barnsley in the summer only for the deal to fall through, made it four goals in five appearances for the Tykes with a classic header in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at Hull City.
This came just three days after McBurnie netted both goals in a valuable 2-0 away win at relegation rivals Birmingham City. If only the Tykes had brought the Scotland youngster, the reigning Premier League 2 Player of the Year, to Oakwell a few months earlier.
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