The 19-year-old has been at Middlewood Road for some time now as he tries to secure a contract with the Owls after leaving the Clarets last year. On Tuesday, he was once again a member of their starting lineup as they defeated Barnsley, their South Yorkshire rivals, 2-1.
Large center defender Otegbayo played 90 minutes in Wednesday’s defense as they won all three points. Bruno Fernandes scored both goals as Wednesday’s team cut their deficit to Sheffield United and Birmingham City, who are now ahead of them in the Professional Development League North standings.
It remains to be seen how much longer the teenager will be given to show that he’s deserving of a deal with the Owls, however it does appear that a decision was made on another trialist – Ethan Kachosa – after he was nowhere to be seen at Oakwell Training Ground
Kachosa, formerly of Sunderland and Leeds United, started the 2-0 defeat to Fleetwood Town last week in defence alongside the likes of Cian Flannery, Adam Alimi-Adetoro and Otegbayo – the 21-year-old appears to have left now though.
Wednesday are on the lookout for new players to bolster their ranks at U21 level given the amount of players who have stepped up into the senior setup of late, with Danny Röhl having shown that he’s eager to utilise the club’s academy as much as possible.
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