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Burnley are closing in on £12m signing of Wout Weghorst as the Wolfsburg striker heads for a medical at the Turf Moor outfit TODAY

Wout Weghorst is due to undergo a medical today ahead of a £12m move to Burnley.

Sean Dyche is on the verge of bolstering his frontline by sealing a deal for Dutch international striker Weghorst.

Burnley have stepped up their hunt for attacking reinforcements following Chris Wood’s £25m departure to Newcastle.

Wout Weghorst is closing in on a u00a312million move to Burnley subject to a medical on Sunday

And the Clarets are poised to pull off a coup and replace him with 6ft 6in target man Wout after successful talks over a deal to bring him to the Premier League.

The 29 year-old has been a regular scorer throughout his career, scoring 70 goals in 144 games during his three-and-a-half seasons at Wolfsburg.