Football transfer rumours: Wout Weghorst to join Manchester United?

Today’s whispers are doing pick-ups and drop-offs

Odion Ighalo. Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Radamel Falcao. Cristiano Ronaldo. The arrivals door at Old Trafford has revolved with plenty of odd short-term striking solutions in recent years. Erik ten Hag may have ushered in a new era at Manchester United but it appears that old habits die hard. Wout Weghorst is the latest name to be linked with spearheading United’s attack, with the Dutchman hoping to taking the not-so-well-trodden path from Burnley, via Istanbul, back to the north-west.

Weghorst is currently at Besiktas, on loan from Burnley, and had the temerity to wave goodbye to the BJK fans on Saturday, apparently forgetting he has a contract to fulfill until the end of the season. Any deal with Manchester United would not be straightforward, with Besiktas sporting director Ceyhun Kazanci unimpressed with Weghorst’s wave.

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