Oli McBurnie scored five goals in 34 appearances in 2024-25 for Las Palmas
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales
Swansea City are weighing up a move for their former striker Oli McBurnie as he has become a free agent following the relegation of his current club Las Palmas.
The Scotland international, 28, has confirmed he has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave the Gran Canaria club for free following their relegation from Spain’s top flight.
McBurnie joined Las Palmas in 2024 on a three-year contract from Sheffield United, who had paid Swansea a fee of 20m for his signature five years earlier.
He has settled well in Spain on and off the field, impressing local media and fans by conducting post-match interviews in Spanish.
However, he was a transfer target for several Championship clubs in January and his new availability as a result of Las Palmas’ relegation will reignite that interest.
“We didn’t reach our goal this year and we didn’t manage to stay up so my contract has gone from three years to being up again, so I’m a free agent,” McBurnie told BBC Radio Sheffield’s Football Heaven.
“We’ve got one game left against Espanyol, then next week I’ll head back home for the summer and have a couple of weeks with the family. It’s lovely being out here but, at the same time, it’s hard being away from the family so much. We’ll talk and see what we want to do.”
McBurnie was a fans’ favourite during his first stint at Swansea, scoring 26 goals in 62 appearances.
The Welsh club have already made two signings for the 2025-26 season in the form of winger Zeidane Inoussa and striker Bobby Wales.
The Swans finished this campaign in 11th place in the Championship and made caretaker boss Alan Sheehan their permanent head coach last month.
