Last January Wout Weghorst was on his way to the Premier League to replace a club talisman who could not resist the allure of Saudi Arabian money. This winter he is doing exactly the same. For Chris Wood at Burnley read Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United and Weghorst is unlikely to suffer from impostor syndrome.
The striker, who could make his United debut at Crystal Palace on Wednesday, arrived at Turf Moor with an impressive record at Wolfsburg and in his native Netherlands, scoring at a rate of one goal every two games for much of his career. At Burnley, things did not work out as he hoped. He scored two goals in 20 league appearances on his way to ending the season as a Championship player, at which point he announced he wanted to leave and he joined Besiktas for a successful loan.
