Wout Weghorst’s loan spell with Manchester United has come to an end, with the club not interested in a permanent deal for the Burnley striker. Everton, however, are considering a bid for the 30-year-old Dutchman. Weghorst scored two goals in 31 appearances for United, but failed to find the back of the net in 17 Premier League outings.
Erik ten Hag appeared to value Weghorst’s contribution, but his struggles in front of goal meant it was unlikely the club would want to keep him on beyond this season. Everton, who have had persistent injury problems for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, are interested in signing the Netherlands international if he is available. Toffees boss Sean Dyche was in charge of Burnley when they signed Weghorst in January last year and would know what to expect from him.
Weghorst will return to Turf Moor, with Burnley having gained promotion back to the Premier League under Vincent Kompany. Kompany said last week before Manchester City beat United in the FA Cup final: ‘He’s a player from Burnley football club who has played in the top four of the Premier League for Manchester United and also for Holland. The most important thing for me – and it’s a tough one for me to say obviously because of the Cup Final – is for him personally to finish the season on a high. But still, I want him to do well and we will have the conversation.’
In his brief spell with Burnley in 2022, Weghorst scored twice in 20 games before spending the first half of last season on loan at Besiktas, where he netted nine times in 18 appearances. He remains under contract with Burnley until 2025, so if they were to let him go this summer they would want a fee, although it would not be a big one as they only paid around £12m for him last year.