There’s a rising expectation that Manchester United are near signing Wout Weghorst.
That’s in accordance with a latest report from Manchester Evening News, who claims their sources within the Netherlands are assured the Crimson Devils will be capable of full a deal to signal the 30-year-old Dutchman.
Though on Burnley’s books, Weghorst, 30, is presently on mortgage with Turkish facet Besiktas.
Having fun with a formidable spell in Turkey, Weghorst already has 9 targets and 4 assists in 18 appearances to his identify, and that kind is what’s believed to have alerted Erik Ten Hag to the 30-year-old’s potential availability.
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United, after agreeing to terminate Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract following his tell-all interview with Piers Morgan final yr, are clearly in want of a brand new striker. Not solely that however though Ten Hag has Anthony Martial amongst his choices, the Frenchman can’t be relied upon because of ongoing health and harm points.
The potential final result seems to be Weghorst coming in on a short-term foundation to fill the void left by Ronaldo and in addition present cowl for Martial, who’s assured to not play each recreation.