Wout Weghorst to join Manchester united on loan from Burnely

Weghorst to join United from Burnely

Manchester united have agreed a deal to sign Wout Weghorst on loan from Burnley ,with the striker set to depart from Besiktas.

The former Wolfsburg striker is travelling to Manchester United to finalise his loan move from Burnley after ending his Besiktas stay.
The 30-year-old striker had been on loan at the Turkish club but has decided to move to Old Trafford until the end of the season.

Manchester united will pay £3 million to Besiktas to terminate the loan then will sigh Wout on n ew loan from Burnley.
Weghorst will now travel to Manchester to complete a loan move to United after a deal was agreed in principle on Wednesday.

Netherlands internation spent the first half the 2022-2023 season at Besiktas after Burnley were relegated to the championship in May.

United head coach Erik ten Hag has been searching for a striker replacement since Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract was mutually terminated during the World Cup after his explosive .United must register Weghorst by 12pm on Friday for him to be available for the Manchester derby on Saturday.
It is no secret United want to sign a No 9 and Weghorst would represent an option they have not got in the squad – a physical presence as well as a strong scoring record at club and international level.

Weghorst has nine goals in 18 games for Besiktas this season and scored what proved to be the winner in Saturday’s 2-1 Super Lig victory over Kasimpasa. After he scored, Weghorst appeared to wave an emotional goodbye to the club’s fans.

United are desperate to sign a striker on loan during the January window after severing ties with Cristiano Ronaldo during the World Cup following the player’s explosive interview with Piers Morgan in which he criticised the club and manager Erik ten Hag.

Weghorst scored twice for the Netherlands in the World Cup quarter-finals against eventual winners Argentina, with the second arguably being one of the most dramatic goals in the competition’s history – levelling the scores from an inventive free-kick pass to send the game into extra-time.