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Former Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst is on the centre of controversy after being concerned in a bust-up with Arsenal participant Jurrien Timber throughout coaching with the Netherlands.
The 2 gamers have been nearly teammates as United confirmed robust curiosity within the Dutch defender again in 2022 earlier than he finally signed for Arsenal a yr later.
Weghorst joined United in a shock mortgage deal from Burnley in January 2023 and scored two objectives in 31 appearances for the Crimson Devils, as he did not safe a everlasting transfer to Previous Trafford.
The 2 gamers have been on the centre of a really public spat in coaching forward of the Netherland’s mouth-watering conflict in opposition to Germany within the Nations League tomorrow evening.
Video footage captured a normal coaching rondo till Timber arrived late and caught Weghorst on the ankle whereas he was nonetheless on the ball.
The tall striker fell to the bottom, grimacing from the ache and there was no signal of an apology from the Arsenal man who moved on to comply with the play.
Moments later the 2 might be seen having a heated argument earlier than Weghorst stormed off the coaching pitch in a lower than content material temper.
Een geïrriteerde Wout Weghorst na een duel met Jurriën Timber 💥👟 pic.twitter.com/rcIrQCgHTv
— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) September 8, 2024
The Every day Mail report that the Dutch boss Ronald Koeman needed to intervene to attempt to calm the 2 gamers down.
The 32 yr outdated couldn’t let it slide nonetheless and was seen having to be calmed down as soon as extra by teammate Jan Paul van Hecke.
Weghorst finally left the pitch and was seen biking away from the incident while on his telephone.
Koeman has confirmed that the previous United striker didn’t decide up an harm however he can be hoping this doesn’t derail the constructive feeling from the 5-2 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, when the previous United man discovered the online together with his thirteenth strike for his nation.
This isn’t the primary time the 32 yr outdated has had a falling out with a participant, as he famously bought concerned in a verbal altercation with Lionel Messi after his facet’s quarter last loss on penalties to Argentina within the 2022 World Cup.
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