Manchester United find Cristiano’s replacement in Messi’s biggest rival in Qatar

After the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United and his subsequent signing with Al-Nassr, The Red Devils have been forced to look for a striker who will add more depth to Erik ten Hag’s squad in order to achieve the goals they have for the season.

After a search in which different options were discussed, It seems that they opted for Wout Weghorst, the Dutchman who starred in the famous ‘What are you looking at, fool?’ of Lionel Messi after the Netherlands vs Argentina of the Quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar 2022.

With information from FootMercato, the scorer who belongs to English Burnley but who is on loan to Besiktas in Turkey, would arrive at the Old Trafford institution in the coming days through a loan with a purchase optionsince according to the French portal they would have already reached an agreement Clarets and Red Devils.

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According to Fabrizio Romano the sum is for €10 million ($10.66 million dollars) and the 30-year-old attacker has already approved the move that will take him back to the Premier League, after a first stage in which he could not help prevent the relegation of the Turf Moor team; adds that Burnley and Besiktas still need to reach an agreement to terminate the loan in Turkish football.

The 1.97 meter high battering ram, he was in charge of scoring the second goal this Saturday in the victory of the Águilas Negras over Kasimpasa, for which he reached 8 goals and 4 assists in this campaign within the Süper Lig and said goodbye to his fans.

Added to this, the former element of Wolfsburg in Germany already knows what it is to score in the English first division, although he did so only 2 times in the 20 matches that he played during last season, when he arrived during the first days of 2022.

Qatar World Cup Striking

Despite not having been the undisputed starter for Louis Van Gaal during the World Cup, Weghorst’s leading role came in the toughest game for the Dutch, when he participated with a double to tie Argentina in regular time and send everything to extra time.

In addition, He was in charge of sending his execution to the bottom of the networks from the eleven steps within the penalty shootout and after warming up the actions, at the end of the match he had the episode with Messi when I wanted to recognize his quality, he is now very close to replacing Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United.