Manchester United have held talks with Burnley over signing Wout Weghorst on loan, 90min can verify.
United are on the hunt for attacking reinforcements this month following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and have a lot of completely different names on their radar, one among which is Ajax’s Mohammed Kudus.
The Red Devils are exploring all their choices and sources have confirmed to 90min that United have spoken with Burnley about the opportunity of signing Weghorst, who’s presently in the course of a season-long loan with Turkish giants Besiktas.
Having requested in regards to the probabilities of taking over his loan contract for the rest of the season, United have been knowledgeable that Burnley are blissful to ship the 30-year-old Dutchman to Old Trafford however the ultimate resolution will relaxation with Besiktas.
The Turkish aspect have the choice to signal Weghorst completely and so should give their approval to terminating the loan early – one thing they might be reluctant to do because the striker sits high of their scoring charts with eight targets in 16 video games.
Burnley have made it clear that United should negotiate with Besiktas and pay any compensation the Turkish aspect could demand. The Red Devils have lodged their curiosity with the Turkish giants however formal talks are but to be held.
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United boss Erik ten Hag is a giant fan of Weghorst, whose representatives made the primary name about this potential deal, however he’s not prepared to tug the set off simply but and desires United to discover all potentialities first.
Also on Ten Hag’s checklist of potential targets are Vincent Aboubakar, whose Al Nassr future is unsure following the signing of Ronaldo, and Barcelona’s Memphis Depay.
Should Weghorst return to England, it will give the towering striker the possibility so as to add to his Premier League tally. He netted two targets and three assists in 20 video games for Burnley within the second half of the 2021/22 season, leaving Turf Moor final summer season following their relegation to the Championship.