Wout Weghorst, a striker for Burnley, has once again gone out on loan, according to Vincent Kompany.
Wout Weghorst’s most recent loan departure
from Burnley was explained by Vincent
Kompany in detail.
Matt Scrafton
The 31-year-old will spend the season in
Germany with Bundesliga outfit
Hoffenheim, having spent temporary spells
with Besiktas and Hoffenheim last season.
Kompany revealed he had an honest and
frank conversation with the Dutchman,
where it was accepted another move away
from Turf Moor was the best solution for all
parties involved.
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“I had a good time with Wout in terms of
being able to get to know him and speak to
him. He’s a wonderful character,” he said.
We had an honest conversation with each
other and I think he’s at the stage of his
career where, rightly so, he will think or feel
he has to be in a squad which can be built
around him. That makes sense.
There were coaches and other clubs willing
to offer that, but in terms of where we’re at
we had different ideas and we weren’t able
to commit to that.
“At that moment in time it was a very good,
honest conversation and we said we
wouldn’t stand in the way of him having the
opportunity to play at his age.”
Sean Dyche previously brought Weghorst to
Burnley in January 2022 for a fee of around
£12m, but it’s fair to say the move hasn’t
worked out so far.
Since then, the forward has made just 20
outings for the Clarets, scoring twice.
Weghorst still has two years remaining on
his contract at Turf Moor.
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