Wout Weghorst is a professional Dutch football player who has signed for Manchester United, learn further about his contract, salary, and net worth in 2023
The Red Devils have been short of forwards since the contract of five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo was terminated at Old Trafford in November. Manchester United completed the signing of Dutch forward Wout Weghorst for the remainder of the season on Friday (January 13). Weghorst was previously on loan to Besiktas from Burnley, where he scored 18 goals in Turkey’s top-tier Super Lig competition.
Wout Weghorst Man Utd contract details, salary, transfer fee, jersey number
Official, confirmed. Wout Weghorst is new Manchester United player on loan from Burnley 🔴🤝🏻 #MUFC
Weghorst: “I’ve seen United’s progress under Erik ten Hag. Whatever happens in the next months, I can promise to give all my best to the club for as long as I am here”, he says. pic.twitter.com/Xf4NBAR8h2
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 13, 2023
Wout Weghorst also scored twice against eventual World Cup champion Argentina in the quarter-finals. With that stated, in this piece, we’ll learn more about Wout Weghorst’s new contract details, as well as his salary and net worth in 2023.
Wout Weghorst’s new Man United contract details
Initially, On 31 January 2022, Weghorst signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with English Premier League club Burnley for a fee of £12 million. On July 2022, Weghorst signed for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. On January 2023 Weghorst signed with Manchester United on loan and will be at Old Trafford until the end of the 2022-23 season.
Besiktas stated Weghorst’s loan stay had ended by mutual consent, with the Turkish club stating they will receive a £2.5 million compensation money, opening the door for the 30-year-old to transfer to Old Trafford after Manchester United paid Burnley £2.6 million. United will fund the striker’s salaries, with no option or obligation to purchase with him set to make 120,000 pounds per week, double of what he got at Burnley. Meanwhile, Wout Weghorst’s net worth is reported to be £6.5 million.
While his shirt number isn’t known currently, he wore number 9 at Burnley and number 10 at Besiktas while he graces the number 19 shirt with Burnley. He could end up taking Ronaldo’s vacated number 7 at Manchester United.
Wout Weghorst Career stats
| Club Career | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Emmen | 62 | (20) |
| 2014–2016 | Heracles Almelo | 64 | (20) |
| 2016–2018 | AZ | 60 | (31) |
| 2018–2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | 118 | (59) |
| 2022– | Burnley | 20 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| 2023– | → Manchester United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2018– | Netherlands | 19 | (5 |
Eric ten Hag celebrates his first Manchester derby triumph
We were ALL Erik when @MarcusRashford scored the winner! 🤩👏#MUFC || #MUNMCI
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 15, 2023
On Saturday, Manchester United trounced their arch-rivals Manchester City (2-1). This was a great recovery for Eric Tan Hag’s team after they were humiliated 6-3 by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in October. Manchester City took the lead in the second half through the substitute Jack Grealish, who turned De Bruyne’s delivery inside the penalty area into a spectacular-headed goal.
United, on the other hand, did not let up, scoring two goals in four minutes, thanks to Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. Manchester United is now only one point behind Manchester City and six points behind league leaders Arsenal. The victory was vital for Manchester United, who have now joined Manchester City and Arsenal as title contenders for the Premier League 2022-23 season.
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