When Ruud van Nistelrooy was asked during the Euros what Wout Weghorst brings to the Netherlands team, his answer makes it easy to understand why Burnley have now turned to him too.
‘It’s a strength that we have that we have a 6ft 6in striker,’ the former Manchester United striker and Netherlands No.2 told Sportsmail.
‘Sometimes we need a striker like that for the hold-up play, for games with a lot of crosses or someone players can use to play around him.’
Following Chris Wood’s departure to Newcastle, Weghorst appears a tailor-made replacement for the Clarets, arriving for £12m from Wolfsburg and primed to be the new focal point of Sean Dyche’s attack.