Burnley stunned as striker move ruled out in statement, with £12m deal now do-or-die for Dyche

Mislav Orsic will not be signing for Burnley after Dinamo Zagreb ruled out the transfer, but the Clarets are reportedly closing in on Wout Weghorst.

Burnley looked set for a relatively quiet January transfer window until Newcastle signed Chris Wood. They activated the New Zealander’s £25million release clause to bolster their front line.

As such, Sean Dyche’s Burnley sprang into action by making Croatia international Orsic their top replacement target.

Previous reports claimed that the Clarets felt ‘increasingly optimistic’ of landing the 29-year-old. In fact, chairman Alan Pace had travelled to Croatia to tie up the move.

However, Zagreb ruled the move out on Saturday with a club statement on their website (via the Daily Mail).

The player has instead opted to stay in Croatia and wants to finish the campaign with a successful league title triumph.

The statement read: “In recent days, great interest of the public and fans has caused the possible transfer of player Mislav Orsic to the English club Burnley.

“Following this topic, GNK Dinamo informs the public that the decision has been made that Mislav Orsic will remain a Dinamo player and we are looking forward to participating in the continuation of the season together with his teammates and contributing to achieving the goal of winning a new Croatian title.”

Nevertheless, Burnley have now switched their focus to Wolfsburg striker Weghorst.

The Netherlands international, also 29, stands at 6ft 6in and so is exactly the type of striker Clarets boss Dyche has opted for in the past.

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He has an impressive goalscoring record to boot, having netted 70 goals in 144 games for the