Wout Weghorst

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Wout Weghorst on loan from Burnley, with the striker set to depart Besiktas. The Turkish club will receive a ...

Besiktas also agreed an option to buy Weghorst from Burnley for €10 million at the end of the season. The forward scored two league goals in 20 appearances. The club are in talks with Al Nassr’s Vincent Aboubakar and are hopeful of concluding a deal.

Sometimes a big club needs a big man and, bar an unproductive spell at Burnley, Weghorst's track record reveals why Erik ten Hag wants him at Old Trafford.

MANCHESTER UNITED are set to sign Wout Weghorst on loan after agreeing a compensation fee with Besiktas.The Dutchman has been on loan in Turkey from C.

[joined Chelsea](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7106029/chelsea-complete-joao-felix-loan-transfer/) until the end of the season instead. It must be a stunt. [Newcastle](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/team/2908/newcastle-united/)-bound Chris Wood. [Barcelona](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/team/1633/barcelona/), when they had five Dutch people. [Red Devils](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/team/278/manchester-united/) are eager to secure a short-term replacement for [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.the-sun.com/who/cristiano-ronaldo/) after axing the Portuguese veteran in November. [Red Devils will pay](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7100652/manchester-united-wout-weghorst-loan-transfer-cristiano-ronaldo-besiktas/) around £2.65million for his services until the end of the season.

Weghorst will become United's second January signing following Jack Butland who signed from Crystal Palace. The 30 year old striker comes in as a tall option in ...

However, United are now in a race against time ahead of this weekends huge match at Old Trafford. Weghorst has a fair amount of goals in Turkey this season and scored for the Netherlands at the World Cup. The player arrived from Turkey in England on Thursday afternoon ahead of his medical.

Turkish giants Besiktas reportedly want to sign Wolves centre-forward Raul Jimenez to replace Wout Weghorst, who is set to join Manchester United this week.

Weghorst, 30, agreed a loan move to Old Trafford for the remainder of the season on Thursday, after United compensated Turkish club Besiktas £2.5million to ...

Richard Keys mocks Man United's signing of Wout Weghorst, calling the big Dutch frontman a 'Burnley flop' who will be a 'lump up top'... [need to qualify for next season's Champions League and sell players to raise funds ](/sport/football/article-11628103/Man-United-make-Champions-League-Erik-ten-Hag-sign-targets.html)if Ten Hag is to bring in both a striker and a midfielder. Weghorst is intended to be a stop-gap before United can potentially bring in a striker this summer, with Tottenham's Harry Kane and Napoli's Victor Osimhen in the frame. [Richard Keys](/sport/richard-keys/index.html) has ridiculed Manchester United's imminent [signing of Wout Weghorst](/sport/football/article-11626795/Wout-Weghorst-packs-bags-fly-England-sign-contract-Manchester-United.html), describing the Dutch striker as a ' [Burnley](/sport/teampages/burnley.html) flop' and a 'lump'. The Clarets duly loaned him out to Besiktas in July for a season and he has netted nine times in 18 appearances in Turkish football. [Manchester United are closing in on the loan signing of Dutch striker Weghorst](/sport/football/article-11628927/Manchester-United-racing-register-Wout-Weghorst-Saturdays-Manchester-derby.html)

Wout Weghorst is expected to fly to England within the next 24 hours to complete his loan move to Manchester United, sources have told ESPN.

The 30-year-old is set to arrive in Manchester either Thursday or Friday to undergo a medical and complete the move. - The money will be split between Weghorst's parent club Burnley and Besiktas, where he has been on loan since the summer.

ERIK TEN HAG has confirmed Manchester United are on the brink of confirming Wout Weghorst's loan signing from Burnley until the end of the season.But.

[Red Devils'](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/team/278/manchester-united/) incoming striker has not been registered in time to be involved at Old Trafford tomorrow, meaning he will have to wait until Wednesday's trip to Crystal Palace. "I am now going to a game not looking through my fingers, expecting crazy s*** going on. I am going there now with a bit of, ‘I fancy us today. [United host champions City for the lunchtime kick-off](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7096307/man-utd-man-city-stream-tv-channel-team-news-premier-league/) desperate to get revenge for the 6-3 defeat earlier in the season. [stunning goal at the World Cup](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/6882914/weghorst-netherlands-free-kick-argentina-world-cup/). [Weghorst](https://www.the-sun.com/who/wout-weghorst/), 30, was on loan with Besiktas but will have the temporary deal terminated early to make the switch to Old Trafford.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on their pursuit of striker Wout Weghorst ahead of Saturdays Manchester derby with Manchester City: I think we are ...

"He is so important," the manager said. "But also in possession, he can speed up the game. "On the long term, it is looking really good, he will be back for the start of pre-season," Ten Hag said. "He's the cement between the stones. Hopefully, it will be soon, he will be there." But he wouldn't be available for tomorrow"

Manchester United is closing in on the signing of Wout Weghorst to help fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo's departure.

Weghorst played for the Netherlands at the World Cup in Qatar and scored two goals in his country’s dramatic quarterfinal match against Argentina. He managed only two goals in 20 appearances as Burnley was relegated from the Premier League. Ten Hag is expected to move for a long-term replacement for Ronaldo in the summer, with Harry Kane among the players linked.

Manchester United could be short of options in attack for Saturdays derby against City, with the signing of Wout Weghorst not completed in time and Anthony ...

"He has that competitiveness to give to teams at the top level. Asked how far United have come since they were humbled at the Etihad, Ten Hag said: "We have to prove that on the pitch. Key to the turnaround in United's fortunes has been the arrival of Brazil midfielder Casemiro. "The rest of the season he is out. It is terrible when you are in a season and you get a bad tackle, a bad injury. It is always really disappointing and thoughts, feelings are with the player, you express that, our group did that really well and we are now happy his knee in the long term is good.

United are looking to bring in Burnley's Netherlands striker Weghorst on a deal to the end of the season.

United are looking to bring in Burnley's Netherlands striker Weghorst on a deal to the end of the season, but first had to secure his exit from a loan at ...

There are not many players of this quality in the world. Asked how far United have come since they were humbled at the Etihad, Ten Hag said: “We have to prove that on the pitch. Key to the turnaround in United’s fortunes has been the arrival of Brazil midfielder Casemiro. “In the same moments, mixed feelings. It is terrible when you are in a season and you get a bad tackle, a bad injury. It is always really disappointing and thoughts, feelings are with the player, you express that, our group did that really well and we are now happy his knee in the long term is good.

There are five signings who have made a mark at United when arriving mid-season.

Mata arrived and he was not able to change the fate of Moyes and, indeed, he did not fundamentally change much of post-Fergie United. But nevertheless he was one of the most consistent performers in the first team until he left in the summer. The numbers he put in from midfield marked him out as the most inspirational and effective signing that United had made in years. Ultimately United would turn it around despite the arrival of the Glazers, but Saha was crucial to the formation of Ferguson’s next - and probably last - great United team. That led them to panic, looking to salvage their season and support their manager in the transfer market. Van Nistelrooy also left to join Real, Keane was already released after a row over Carlos Quieroz - and more - and Ferguson had decided to reinvent the side.

Manchester United are pinning their hopes on Wout Weghorst in the current transfer window - and Erik ten Hag will be hoping the Dutchman won't follow in the ...

He won three Russian Premier League titles with CSKA and at the age of 35 is still playing for Tobol in Kazakhstan. The veteran goalkeeper left under a cloud after falling out with Louis van Gaal, who accused him of refusing to play for the reserves. His successful career after United perhaps suggests it was just a case of the right player at the wrong time. The Uruguayan did contribute 17 goals and nine assists in 97 games but never really settled in two-and-a-half years at Old Trafford. He was then sold to Middlesbrough. [January transfer window](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/january-transfer-window) is a notoriously difficult time in which to do business, with desperation often leading to bad business. He managed just five goals and nine assists in 45 games before being shipped out on loan to Inter Milan 18 months later. He made just one Premier League appearance for Ferguson’s side before loan spells at Panathinaikos and Hull City. Royal Antwerp benefited, with the Chinese international scoring 34 goals on loan in Belgium. Weghorst will set United back £2.5million in loan fees and will be keen to avoid joining the names on this list. Sanchez joined United in a swap deal, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving to [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc), like every club, have had their fair share of flops in the transfer market.

United are looking to bring in Burnley's Netherlands striker Weghorst on a deal to the end of the season, but first had to secure his exit from a loan at ...