Former Manchester United loanee Wout Weghorst has departed England for a spell in Germany with Hoffenheim as parent club Burnley were unable to make him a focal point in their team and have opted to go in a different direction.
22.07.2023 - 09:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United's transfer window is already going a lot better than last year.
Though both summers had slow starts with no signings in June, last year United only had Tyrell Malacia secured when they headed for their pre-season tour. Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez didn't sign in time to travel to Australia, while Casemiro and Antony didn't arrive until the season was well underway.
This time around, crucial signings Mason Mount and Andre Onana have both been secured with three weeks of pre-season still remaining. Mount has already played in two friendlies following his transfer from Chelsea and now new No.1 Onana is primed to make his debut on Saturday against Arsenal.
With six friendlies still to go before the campaign gets underway against Wolves on August 14, both signings will have plenty of time to get settled into the team. It's one aspect of the new arrivals Erik ten Hag is delighted with.
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“Yeah, we tried to get that done," he said when asked about getting the deals done early this summer by United's official website. "It's not always easy, but yeah, luckily we have Mason, we have Andre, so they can immediately integrate in the team process, immediately integrate in a way of play.
"We have a good base. From that foundation we have to build on, so we have to get them in our game. They have to learn what are our principles, what are our rules. The way of play and we have some weeks to get that in and therefore it's pre-season so when they are late in it's already more difficult when you're in league games because immediately it can have a bad effect on the season.
"So I'm happy we have those players, we can train in a way which is
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