Burnley announce signing of Hannibal Mejbri from Man United by reworking Oasis megahit ‘Wonderwall’ just days after Liam and Noel Gallagher announce reunion

Burnley completed the signing of Tunisia midfielder Hannibal Mejbri from Manchester United on Wednesday morning.

The 21-year-old – who made 13 first-team appearances for United after graduating from the club’s youth system – will cost Burnley an initial transfer fee of £5.4m, potentially rising to £9.4m with add-ons.

The deal also includes a sell-on clause, plus an option for United to buy Hannibal back for a predetermined price.

Burnley’s social media team have become famous in recent seasons for the way they announce new signings and the Hannibal deal was no exception.

With Oasis fever currently sweeping the nation following news of the Gallagher brothers’ upcoming reunion, Burnley decided to rework the video – and the lyrics – of 1995 megahit ‘Wonderwall’.

Hannibal played in 13 first-team games for United and scored one goal for the Old Trafford club

The Championship club tweeted a 56-second video, which had mostly been taken directly from the official Oasis video before ending with Hannibal holding a guitar.

However, AI had been used to make it sound like Liam Gallagher was singing: ‘You’re my Hannibal’, instead of: ‘You’re my Wonderwall’.

Meanwhile, in reference to the famous line ‘because maybe’, Burnley captioned their tweet with the words: ‘Because Mejbri’.

Burnley’s latest transfer announcement went down well with fans on X (formerly Twitter).

One commented: ‘Elite! Well played admin.’ Another called it ‘creativity at its finest’.

Burnley announced Hannibal’s arrival by reworking the 1995 Oasis megahit ‘Wonderwall’

The Championship club changed the line ‘you’re my Wonderwall’ to ‘you’re my Hannibal’

Meanwhile, Hannibal told burnleyfootballclub.com: ‘I’m very excited. Very happy to be here and I can’t wait to see the fans.

‘I have played against Burnley before at Turf Moor and the atmosphere was amazing.