Erik ten Hag comments on Man Utd's January transfer plans
Manchester United hitman Wout Weghorst is primed to wear the No 27 shirt after leaked images of him in the jersey surfaced online. An announcement is imminent, with the forward also set to follow in the footsteps of Alex Telles and Marouane Fellaini by donning the number. Erik ten Hag is hopeful his compatriot can shine at Old Trafford, despite previously struggling in the Premier League with Burnley.
Manchester United sprung a surprise earlier in the week when they announced the signing of Weghorst.
Having previously been linked with the likes of Joao Felix and Alvaro Morata, many were surprised by the Red Devils’ decision to bring in the Burnley flop.
Now, leaked images online show Weghorst will sport the No 27 jersey during his time at the club.
And that means he’ll be following in the footsteps of Telles and Fellaini, among others, as they look to challenge for trophies during the second half of the season.
Telles was given the jersey back in 2020, having touched down from Porto.
Man Utd have previously given Alex Telles and Marouane Fellaini the No 27 shirt (Image: GETTY)
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Manchester United new boy Wout Weghorst is set to wear the No 27 (Image: GETTY)
It’ll be intriguing to see how he fares back in England, having formerly scored just two league goals during his time at Burnley.
Meanwhile, former Liverpool star Stan Collymore has questioned United’s decision to sign Weghorst - branding the forward a ‘big lump’ in a brutal assessment.
“Wout Weghorst? I mean, what the, er, heck?” he wrote for The Mirror.
“Is that where Manchester United, the world’s so-called biggest club, are now, the bargain basement at Poundland?
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Manchester United also gave the No 27 shirt to Mikael Silvestre (Image: GETTY)
“I had a lot of United followers saying trust the process on social media of late but this is a bloke who’s already on loan somewhere from Burnley.
“And you can’t go from the Turkish Super Lig to one of the old’s biggest clubs and be expected to do this business.
“He’s a presser, a big lump. United are supposed to play at the Theatre of Dreams but it’ll be the Theatre of Screams given they’re trying to sign Frankenstein.
“There’s nothing about him that’s refined enough for United and if he becomes a club icon I will… Actually, don’t worry, he won’t.”