Wout Weghorst is officially a Manchester United player, arriving on loan from Championship side Burnley after a recent succe sful spell with Besiktas.With combined fees of just 5.75million (5.1m) paid to both Burnley and Besiktas, the former Wolfsburg forward has joined the Red Devils for the remainder of the 2022/23 Matt Ammendola Jersey campaign, and it appears to be a win-win deal for Erik ten Hags side.But perhaps understandably some United fans may initially be underwhelmed with the signing.While from Atletico Madrid for the rest of the season and with other rivals such as Arsenal adding Gabriel Jesus to their ranks in the summer, the acquisition of Weghorst by comparison may lack the glitz and glamour that some United fans would have been hoping for this January.That said, he could turn out to be a very shrewd signing who can give United a different route to goal. We delve into the data to explain more.MORE: It's official: Wout Weghorst is a Red! Manchester United (@ManUtd) Even though that sounds like quite a simple question; its one that comes with plenty of different answers depending on who you ask.If you ask a FC Emmen, Heracles or AZ Alkmaar fan, theyre likely to say that Weghorst was one of the more promising young players to turn out for their side over the last 10-15 years.If you ask a Wolfsburg fan, theyre likely to say that Weghorst is one of the best strikers the German side has had in recent memory.But if you ask a Burnley fan, youre likely to get a reply that includes words such as usele s and underwhelming.So which is it? Well, overall, Weghorst has proven himself to be one of the best finishers in European football in recent times with a track record that has seen him net 171 goals in 407 Ahmad Gardner Jersey competitive outings acro s six clubs in his career so far.His best spell came in Germany with Wolfsburg, but in his time with Emmen, Heracles, AZ and Besiktas, hes also held a very competitive goalscoring record on average.But Weghorst isnt just a goalscorer. The Dutchman helps to create attacking play, po se sing the ability to both influence the game while pre sing the backline or to drop deeper to link up play with his midfield.He could be compared to a player like Sebastien Haller who enjoyed great succe s under Erik ten Hag at Ajax, though it must be said that Haller is the better player out of the two in terms of current ability.MORE: Elite finisherWith the exception of his short stint with Burnley where he netted just twice acro s 20 Premier League outings, Weghorst is known acro s Europe for his elite finishing in front of goal.Thats perhaps best highlighted by his return of 70 strikes in 144 matches in total for German side Wolfsburg. And even though his goalscoring form dropped off for Burnley when he moved to England, his recent loan spell in Turkey with Besiktas saw him hit nine goals in just 18 outings.If we take his spell in the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg who are arguably the best side hes played with during his career in terms of overall ability Wesley Walker Jersey he netted 59 times though 118 league appearances from an expected goals (xG) rate of 58.7 which emphasises that he takes his chances when they come to him. That goal tally is one that could only be bettered by Bayern Munichs Robert Lewandowski during that time frame, while he also ranked second for most shots on target generated (141) behind Lewandowski and held a strong goal conversion rate of 20.42 percent.What is fascinating as well when it comes to Weghorst is that in league competition, his last 69 goals have all come from inside the box. When you consider Uniteds firepower in terms of getting the ball into the box mostly through Bruno Fernandes whos created the third-most chances in the Premier League this season (44) Weghorst could prove a great addition to Ten Hags forward group.Pre sing machineA really underrated aspect of Weghorsts game is his pre sing capabilities.The high-pre sing system is one that is now adopted by a number of the biggest sides in the Premier League, most notably Liverpool, and could be deployed by United bo s Ten Hag during his time at Old Trafford.If thats the case, having a striker who is capable of pre sing high up the field and putting pre sure on the opposing team in their own defensive third is crucial.During his time at Burnley, no player in the Premier League averaged more pre ses per 90 minutes than Weghorst at 48.7 according to Opta even more admirable given the fact that the Lancashire side somewhat famously enjoyed sitting in a set formation behind the ball during most of their time in the Alijah Vera-Tucker Jersey top-flight.His four seasons spell in the Bundesliga also saw him win po se sion for his Wolfsburg side72 times in the final third of the pitch, the joint-seventh most instances of any player.Underrated all-round playmaking abilityWhat is also underrated is Weghorsts capability in terms of link-up play.Somewhat pigeon-holed as just a target man, the 30-year-old actually quite often drops off the front line in order to give his teammates an out ball through the oppositions midfield to link up the play.At Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, Weghorst created 135 chances for his teammates in 118 outings at an average of just over one per game.For reference, thats a very similar number to someone like Serge Gnabry, who during the same time frame between January 2018 and July 2020, recorded 141 chances created in 108 league appearances despite playing for a far superior Bayern Munich side. In simple terms, Weghorst offers Manchester United a different approach.At 6-foot-6, Weghorst adds a physical edge to Uniteds frontline, the like of which would provide the Red Devils with a very different outlet.Throughout his four-year spell in the Bundesliga, the Dutchman won 652 duels overall the fourth-most of any player in the competition during that time. His aerial domination can be shown via his 389 succe sful aerial duels, a figure that could not be beaten by anyone acro s those four seasons in Germanys top-flight.But Weghorst isnt just your bog standard target man and in Folorunso Fatukasi Jersey fact, only 13 of his overall 70 goals for Wolfsburg came with his head. That highlights a player capable of transforming his game to fit what is needed by his club. In a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 setup at United, Weghorst should receive plenty of quality service like he did prior at Wolfsburg rather than at Burnley. And with that, the goals should likely follow as they have so often during his career to date.Lastly and importantly, Weghorst almost always tends to avoid picking up injuries which for a forward who likes to pre s the ball is impre sive and could be key as Manchester United hunt a top four finish. In fact, during his time in the Bundesliga between January 2018 and July 2022, he feat