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MANCHESTER, England, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Manchester United have signed Dutch striker Wout Weghorst on mortgage till the tip of the season from Championship membership Burnley, the Premier League facet mentioned on Friday.
“I’ve performed towards the membership prior to now and it is a improbable feeling to now have the possibility to drag on the well-known purple shirt,” the 30-year-old Weghorst mentioned.
“I’ve seen United’s progress below (supervisor) Erik ten Hag this season and might’t wait to begin taking part in my half in pushing the crew in direction of its goals. No matter occurs within the subsequent few months, I can promise to present all the things to the membership.”
Weghorst had spent the primary half of the season on mortgage at Turkish membership Besiktas, the place he scored 9 targets in 18 appearances throughout all competitions.
Besiktas mentioned it would obtain 2.83 million euros ($3.06 million) to terminate their mortgage take care of the striker.
Weghorst joined Burnley in January 2022 for 12 million kilos ($14.68 million) however couldn’t stop the crew from being relegated from the highest flight in Might.
“Wout has a constant goalscoring file throughout a number of European leagues, and his attributes will add an additional dimension to our squad for the rest of the season,” John Murtough, United’s director of soccer, mentioned.
“We have been additionally attracted by his robust persona and devoted strategy to soccer, which inserts completely with the spirit that Erik is constructing inside our squad. He has proven an enormous need to affix Manchester United.”
($1 = 0.9234 euros)
($1 = 0.8177 kilos) (Reporting by Aadi Nair and Richard Martin, modifying by Pritha Sarkar)