Swansea City headlines as Joe Rodon's Spurs 'disappointment and frustration' laid bare and striker turns down international call

Here's your round-up of all the latest Swansea City headlines for Wednesday, March 16.

Swansea striker Michael Obafemi has turned down a call-up to the Republic of Ireland's under-21s side.

The 21-year-old has been in fine form for the Swans, netting four goals in his last eight games - a run of form that had sparked talk of an international recall.

Obafemi hasn't won a senior cap since being handed his debut by Martin O'Neill back in 2018.

He has since dropped down into the under-21s set-up, where he's played five times.

There had been hopes that he would be available for the under-21s' qualifier with Sweden in a fortnight's time.

However, under-21s boss Jim Crawford says the striker has turned down their advances in the hope of earning a senior call-up instead.

“Michael has made it clear to us before that he sees himself as a senior international player. It’s unfortunate from an U21s perspective but I’ve had a conversation with his agent and that’s where it’s at at the minute,” said Crawford.

“The last thing I said to the agent was that if he ever feels that he wants to come to the U-21s, don’t hesitate to call because we’ll have a conversation around that. In his own eyes, I think Michael sees himself as a senior player.

“It’s something that would have stood to him if he’d gone and played with the U-21s. International football can be different. It’s more tactical. But he chose not to. That was his decision. His agent was honest with me about that and I can appreciate that. If he’s scoring goals with Swansea surely now he comes under the radar of Stephen.”

It remains to be seen if Obafemi will earn himself the senior call-up he so craves, with boss Stephen Kenny set to name his squad on Friday.

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