Wout Weghorst trains with Manchester United for the first time after joining on loan from Burnley… and the Dutch forward could make his debut for the club against Crystal Palace on Wednesday
New Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst trained with his new teammates for the first time on Sunday.
The Holland striker had been on loan at Besiktas from the Championship side during the first half of the season, and United agreed a compensation fee with the Turkish club to terminate that agreement.
Wout Weghorst trained with Man United for the first time on Sunday after joining the club
United, who are also financing all of Weghorst’s wages, paid £2.6million to Weghorst’s parent club, who will hand over £2.5m to Besiktas. There is no obligation for United to buy the 30-year-old at the end of the season.
And on Sunday, Weghorst was pictured in United training for the first time as he joined Erik ten Hag’s squad after their 2-1 victory over Manchester City on Saturday.
The club’s official Instagram account posted a photo of the forward in training and captioned it: ‘First United training session,’ accompanied by a running and a tick emoji.
Weghorst was seen watching on at Old Trafford during the Manchester derby after his loan move was completed on Friday afternoon.
Man United confirmed the signing of Wout Weghorst until the end of the season this week
The Dutchman said he was excited to play under fellow countryman Erik ten Hag (left)
The Red Devils had hoped to sign him in time so he was available for the clash with City, but this was unfortunately not the case.
He will instead hope to make his debut in Wednesday’s Premier League game away to Crystal Palace.
Weghorst’s arrival provides much-needed depth in attack for Ten Hag as his side compete on all fronts.
They are currently fourth in the Premier League, in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup and in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
United also face a tricky tie with Barcelona in the Europa League play-off round.
Weghorst spent the first half of the season on loan at Besiktas, scoring nine times in 18 games
Weghorst, a former Wolfsburg…