Manchester United's new signing, who was scolded by Messi in the World Cup, is actually the top rich second generation in the Netherlands

Manchester United, desperate to find a striker, are in deep contact with Dutch international Wegerhorst. Wighorst, who is on loan at Besiktas, has played well this season, making the Turkish club reluctant when United make a move. Turkish media revealed that if Besiktas refuses to release him, Weghorst will pay his own expense to settle the 4.5 million euro compensation.

4.5 million euros is no small amount, and anyone paying this huge amount needs to think twice. However, Weghorst may not have such troubles. As a rich second generation, this money is fully affordable for his family. In order to realize the dream of a big team, pay an expense, in Weghorst's eyes, such a consumption is definitely worth it (the latest news from the British media said that Manchester United paid £2.5 million in compensation, which will definitely not be paid by Wegelhorst out of his own pocket).

Born into a famous family, his football dream was once hindered

Weghorst was born into a wealthy family, and his family was one of the wealthiest in the area. Founded in 1931, the Wegelhorst family is a large family business of the Wegelhorst family, mainly engaged in fuel wholesale and natural gas, as well as charging stations, sustainable fuels and other projects.

Born into such a family, Weghorst's parents were also successful people. His father, Frans, ran an oil trading company and, in football, ran for the post of general manager of FC Twente, not to make money, but simply because he "had the heart of a Twente". There are reports that Frans joined the Supervisory Board of the Twente club and provided the club with a financial rescue plan, which he helped the club through an agency when it was in dire need of money.

(Weghorst's brother, father and another corporate executive)

Weghorst's mother, Astrid, is an executive at the AVIA Group. The couple didn't want their son to go into football, believing that becoming a professional footballer was an impossible dream. Weghorst had three brothers, his eldest brother was a pilot who flew a Boeing 737 and his second brother was an architect. Weghorst's younger brother, who is studying to take over the family business, currently holds a managerial position in the company and is also the company's commercial director. The identity of the footballer was alien in this elite family, but Weghorst's persistence impressed the parents.

(Weghorst's pilot brother)

Wighorst's parents, who had hoped for their son to pursue a career more in line with the family, began to find ways to support his football career. After convincing his parents, Weghorst was also contentious, earning a degree in business administration and a top degree in sports management and entrepreneurship at university, the first degree related to his family business and the second degree closer to Weghorst's football career.

Family business, the industrial chain is very strong

Since its foundation in 1931, the AVIA-Wegelhorst Group has been a fuel supplier. At first, they focused on coal and peat, and after World War II, they began to focus on liquid heating fuels. In recent years, with the emergence of new energy, they have undergone several transformations and developed a variety of clean energy with environmental protection effects. In most parts of Europe, the AVIA-Weghorst Group has its own oil business, which makes a lot of money by supplying fuel to gas stations and wholesalers.

According to the company's website, they have 365 gas stations in the Netherlands and offer different types of tram charging stations. This scale makes the AVIA-Wegelhorst Group well-known in the Netherlands. Around the gas station business, the AVIA-Weghorst Group has also developed side businesses such as catering and laundry. The business is very flexible in the way it operates and earns money, which also allows them to generate income in more ways.

At the same time, the company's fuel card "AVIA" can be used at more than 250,000 charging stations, more than 1,000 gas stations in the Netherlands and more than 1,500 in the rest of Europe. By using the "AVIA Card", customers can get low refueling prices and excellent service, which is also an important channel for the Group to generate revenue.

Undoubtedly, although it is impossible to estimate the exact annual income of Weghorst's parents, judging by the size of the business he worked for and the position of the couple, Wegelhorst grew up living well and had far more family conditions than most people.

Stick to your dreams and play football to break into the sky

With Weghorst's family conditions, he could choose to accept his parents' arrangement and work in the family business for a good salary. But faced with a football path that no one in the family had ever traveled, Weghorst traded persistence for today's achievements. Now he is a Dutch international who is expected to join the giants Manchester United, and as a football star, he has exchanged his efforts for a lot of income and many honors.

Weghorst, who has stood over the years, has also formed his own happy family. He and his wife Esch have been in love since 2011, and in 2021, Weghorst successfully proposed. The two have a son and a daughter, and their lives are very happy. It is worth mentioning that according to foreign media reports, Esch studied in China and studied at Nantong Textile Vocational and Technical College, after which she obtained a bachelor's degree in textile engineering and management at Saxony University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and worked in the fashion and textile industry. Previously, the family lived in Istanbul, and as Weghorst approaches Manchester United, they are also about to leave for the UK to continue their happy life.

Due to the wealth of the family, some foreign media commented that Weghorst played football not for money at all. The outlet said Weghorst was a football fanatics. In 2016, Cardiff City offered Wighorst a big contract, but he personally turned down the offer and called off contract negotiations because it was more important to him to get accolades on the pitch than to earn money.

Playing football is not to make money, to join Manchester United out of his own pocket, Weghorst is really a person with personality and pursuit. The clash with Messi in the World Cup put him on the cusp of the storm for a while, and many people were optimistic about his prospects at Manchester United. However, his obsession with football may allow Weghorst to conquer Old Trafford. Dutchmen Van Persie and van der Sar have both been successful here, so can Weghorst inherit the mantle of his predecessors?

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