Manchester United reach agreement with Besiktas over Wout Weghorst loan

Club will pay Besiktas €3m to end his loan in Turkey early

UNITED-BOUND: Wout Weghorst of the Netherlands, center, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup quarterfina. Pic: AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan.

Manchester United have reached a verbal agreement to sign Wout Weghorst. They have a deal in principle to pay Besiktas about €3m (£2.7m) to end the striker’s loan early and take him from his parent club Burnley for the rest of the season.

Besiktas will give final approval only if they find a suitable replacement for the Netherlands international, who has scored eight goals in 16 Turkish league games and was due to complete the campaign there.