Michael Obafemi is determined to become more involved with Southampton’s first-team this season.
The young striker made only his first appearance of the season last weekend as he was introduced in the Saints’ comprehensive 6-1 defeat against Manchester City.
Obafemi has progressed through the ranks at Southampton and appears to now be in the first-team picture under Mark Hughes.
Speaking to the club’s official website ahead of Saints’ crunch clash with Watford in the Premier League this weekend, Obafemi discussed his eagerness to feature more regularly for the senior side. The 18-year-old said:
I know I can do it deep down, it’s just whether I can prove it on the pitch. I think that’s what I’m doing. It was my second appearance for the club, and hopefully, there are many more to come.
Earlier on this week, Obafemi was called up to the Republic of Ireland’s senior squad for the first time, as competition for his services at international level grows.
Although the likes of Danny Ings and Shane Long appear to be ahead of Obafemi in the pecking order at Southampton, the striker alluded to how the senior figures in the squad are helping him to improve. Obafemi said:
During sessions and after sessions, Shane Long, Charlie Austin and Danny Ings all talk to me, telling me where to be in certain circumstances in a game, double movements and what to do when the midfielders have the ball.
