Club ‘stepped in’ to sign Burnley player – Belief deal can be carried out on favourable terms

Beşiktaş are in the picture to sign Burnley’s Wout Weghorst for the second time, according to a report from Turkey.

The Clarets let the striker spend the first half of last season on loan with the Turkish club, where he managed nine goals and four assists from 18 games. His loan stay there was cut short in January and Beşiktaş replaced him with Vincent Aboubakar the same month.

According to Fotomaç, Beşiktaş manager Şenol Güneş wants a backup for the Cameroonian, partly because he’s expected to national team for the Africa Cup of Nations next January and February. This is where the Burnley player would fit in.

It’s claimed the Black Eagles’ leaders have not only offered the 30-year-old to their manager but also ‘stepped in’ to sign him. At the moment, the Netherlands international is not in a hurry to make a decision.

The report adds both the frontman and Burnley are ‘expected’ to agree to terms proposed by the Istanbul club if a move is to go ahead.

Weghorst spent the second half of last season on loan with Manchester United, but struggled to find the back of the net.