SHEFKI KUQI'S arrival at Sheffield Wednesday is unlikely to prompt Gerald Sibon's departure to Turf Moor.

Clarets boss Stan Ternent is believed to have bid in the region of £500,000 for Stockport County striker Kuqi, but the Finnish international joined the Owls yesterday in a package said to be double that.

Sources in Sheffield claim that the Clarets have made enquiries about Wednesday's wantaway forward Sibon - supporters' player of the year last season.

But Owls boss Terry Yorath is believed to be holding out for somewhere in the region of £2m for the Dutchman and, while Ternent does have some funds available, he is unlikely to be willing to put all his eggs in one basket by using that cash on Sibon.

However, he is sure to be stepping up his search for more firepower after he got today's clash with Wimbledon out of the way.

Gareth Taylor and Glen Little are out for around a month, Andy Payton for two, while Dimitri Papadopoulos misses the FA Cup clash with Cheltenham because he is on Greek Under 21 duty.

Wednesday have agreed a fee of around £500,000 for Mansfield striker Chris Greenacre but the 24-year-old is currently stalling on the deal and Ternent will be monitoring developments closely.

Meanwhile, one of the Clarets few fit forwards, Ian Moore, believes the pressure is now on Manchester City in the race for the first division title.

The Sky Blues' gallop up the table over the Christmas period saw them overtake Burnley, inactive on two occasions over the holidays due to frozen pitches, but Moore didn't mind losing top spot in the slightest.

"To be honest there was not a lot of talk around the club about being knocked off the top," said Moore.

"I think that was probably because we weren't playing too much and so there wasn't an awful lot we could do about it.

"But I do think that puts the pressure on Manchester City now.

"They are the ones who are there to be shot at and all we can do is try and keep picking up the points and ensure that the pressure remains on them until the end of the season."

While promotion remains a subject that the Turf Moor staff don't readily mention Moore was well satisfied with the shape in which the Clarets enter the second half of the season.

"I think that the play-offs was the target for all of us when we started the season having just missed last time," explained Moore. "We have done a bit better than that and we are still up there near the top, so anyone who wants to go up has got to come and knock us off.

"But there is still a lot up for grabs, you can look a long way down the table and see clubs who will still feel they have a chance of making the play-offs.

"We know it is not going to be easy and there a lot of hard games ahead, but we are looking forward to the challenge.

"The second half of the season is tough as you face sides who are chasing for the play-offs, or teams trying to avoid relegation, but we believe we can do well.

"This weekend's game at Wimbledon is one that we went into thinking that we could take three points.

"It is the attitude you need to have and all we can do is try and get as many points as possible and keep ourselves in the running."