Wout Weghorst, a striker for Manchester United, trained for the first time with his new teammates on Sunday.
On Friday, Weghorst completed his loan move from Burnley to Old Trafford, where he will remain until the season's end.
During the first half of the season, the Holland striker had been on loan at Besiktas from the Championship team. United and the Turkish club agreed to pay a compensation fee to end that loan.
Besiktas will receive £2.5 million from United, who are also financing all of Weghorst's wages. United paid £2.6 million to Weghorst's parent club. At the conclusion of the season, United is under no obligation to acquire the 30-year-old player.
After United's 2-1 victory over Manchester City on Saturday, Weghorst was seen for the first time in United training on Sunday. He was a member of Erik ten Hag's squad.
After Weghorst's loan move was completed on Friday afternoon, he was observed watching the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
Unfortunately, the Red Devils were unable to complete their signing of him in time for the matchup with City.
Instead, he intends to play in the Premier League match against Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
As Ten Hag's team competes on all fronts, Weghorst's arrival adds much-needed depth to the attack.
They are currently fourth in the Premier League, in the FA Cup Fourth Round, and in the Carabao Cup Semifinals.
In the Europa League play-off round, United will also face a challenging matchup with Barcelona.
Weghorst, a forward who previously played for Wolfsburg and AZ Alkmaar, stated that he is excited to play under Ten Hag during the remaining four months of the season.
After moving from Wolfsburg to Turf Moor for £12 million a year ago, Weghorst only scored twice in 20 games for Burnley. United believe they are getting a proven international goal scorer who, at 6 feet 6 inches tall, gives Ten Hag a different option than what he already has in his team.
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