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The summer windows of Manchester United and Juventus appear to be endlessly intertwined as the Old Lady have now taken an interest in signing Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna.
The Serie A giants are also reportedly interested in United strikers Mason Greenwood and Jadon Sancho.
United need a striker to help Rasmus Hojlund, as he often remained the only option available to lead the line in his debut season.
The Red Devils have been linked with a number of names such as Ivan Toney and Viktor Gyökeres, but one name that has come up more and more recently is that of Dutch forward Zirkzee who is currently on international duty with the Netherlands at Euro 2024.
It has been reported that Erik Ten Hag’s men have asked the Bologna forward to wait until July for a decision on his future so that they can trigger his €40m release clause which then becomes active.
However, a number of clubs such as Milan and Arsenal are also interested in the 23-year-old and it seems that Juventus could also be the next to make a move for the striker.
Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport reports that new Juventus boss Thiago Motta has his eye on his former player at Bologna.
“Thiago literally shaped the talent of Bayern’s school striker, making him more of a unique than a rare profile on the European scene. A centre-forward with a feel for the goal (even if 11 is a score that can certainly be improved) and the feet of an attacking midfielder, capable of playing as far as 30-40 meters from goal to free up space for the attacking midfielders.”
The Italians dream of pairing the Dutchman with Dusan Vlahovic, but the Serbian’s wages are a problem for the Bologna signing.
“The costs of the Zirkzee operation, as we know, are high. “We wouldn’t want to sell anyone, but the only one who has the power to decide his future is Joshua himself,” Bologna CEO Claudio Fenucci repeated several times.
Interestingly, it is stated that Milan is slowing down the pursuit because “the new coach Fonseca asked Ibrahimović for a different type of striker, more predatory in the environment, so in the style of Giroud, and because, unlike Juve, the Rossoneri do not have another striker profile to accompany Zirkzee.”
Second, “the player’s agent, Kia Joorabchian, still does not give discounts on the commission of 15 million euros and the club via Aldo Rossi does not intend to spend all this money.”
If the deal is about money, then United will surely have a huge advantage in the race when it comes to cash-strapped Serie A clubs, even giants Juventus and AC Milan. However, it is unclear whether INEOS would be happy to pay the agent that much themselves.
In addition, the player’s call-up to Euro 2024 could also be beneficial as he is more likely to wait until the end of his Holland spell to make a decision on his future, consequently delaying things until July when his release clause becomes active for United to strike, if agrees to the move.
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