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Wilson Odobert has joined Tottenham Hotspur from Burnley

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Burnley have been handed a significant blow following Wilson Odobert's transfer to Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur.

The update was first called by Sacha Tavolieri on X before an official announcement from both clubs, with Spurs confirming that Odobert has since penned a five-year contract in North London.

Burnley are set to receive £25m upfront along with a potential further £5m in add-on clauses for Odobert, who had only made the move to Turf Moor twelve months prior in an initial €12 million (£10.2m) switch from Troyes. An impressive performer in spite of the Claret's disappointing top-flight campaign last time out, Odobert was among the scorers as Scott Parker's side claimed an emphatic 4-1 victory at Luton Town on Monday evening.

Burnley verdict given on Wilson Odobert's Tottenham Hotspur transfer

It should come as no surprise that Odobert has left in the first place, but Burnley supporters are still rightly devastated to see such an exciting and high-quality young player depart the club.

"Can I say I'm happy that he's leaving? No. Can I say it's expected? Yes. I think we were all very optimistic in hoping he would stay for the Championship season," explained Football League World's resident Burnley fan pundit Ben Livingstone.

"He's way too good for this league. As a Burnley fan I was hoping we would be able to keep him just for one season to get us out of this league but I'm not surprised in any stretch he's made this move to a club like Tottenham. He's quality.

"He's up there with some of the best young talents in this country and his ceiling is only going to get higher and higher and he's going to keep smashing through the ceiling. You saw against Luton on Monday the type of player he is. he's direct, good with his feet, quick, aggressive, can finish, he's clever with his running, he's smart and knows how to press, he's got a good footballing brain.

"I did think he would definitely be our best player in the Championship. I thought he might have even gone on to be top goalscorer in the Championship, and from a Tottenham point of view he's the perfect signing.

"He's that sort of Ange Postecogolou player, he's good with the press, he's quick and direct and I just hope he's not one of these signings who goes and sits and learns on the bench for a season. I want to see him play, I think he's got more than enough ability to start in that Tottenham squad, I really really do.

"To learn off players like [Heung-Min] Son, Richarlison and all of them amazing players at Tottenham and get himself on that stature in the Premier League is a good move for him. From a Wilson Odobert point of view, it's a great move. I wish him all the best.

"From a Burnley point of view, I'm absolutely gutted. I'm happy for Wilson and he deserves the chance, gutted for our team. But there is still time to reinvest and bring players in.

"But we've also got pretty decent depth in attack, so it's not the end of the world. I just really wanted us to keep this really exciting player because he gets bums off seats. So all the best to Wilson for the season."

Burnley do not need to directly replace Wilson Odobert

Although Odobert is a tremendous talent whose absence will be sorely missed at the club, Ben raises an interesting discussion point pertaining to Burnley's plethora of wide options and that should mean the transfer fee is reinvested in other areas of the pitch instead.

Luca Koleosho and Anass Zaroury both possess the talent to light up the Championship - as the latter did during their 22/23 title-winning campaign, of course - while more experienced, perhaps less flashy options such as Nathan Redmond and Johan Berg Gudmundsson can still impact the division more than most wingers.

Another winger perhaps wouldn't go amiss, but sourcing a direct replacement doesn't necessarily appear to be an absolute priority at this stage.