With the farewell of Olivier Giroud and the solution to be defined by Luka Jovic, Milan has the absolute urgency of giving Paulo Fonseca – by the way, the new coach will sign with the Rossoneri club next week – a new striker, a new high-level number 9 yes, but which still fits within the company logic in terms of price, age and potential.
First name
For months the first name on the list of Ibrahimovic, Moncada and Furlani is that of Joshua Zirkzee, a striker born in 2001 who amazed everyone with Bologna, scoring 11 goals in the championship this season and dragging the Bologna team to qualification for the Champions League thanks to of the highest class. The Dutchman has a release clause of 40 million euros which Milan seems willing to pay, even if the negotiation cannot end with the ‘simple’ payment of the price tag…
The ace in the hole
The obstacle at the moment is represented by commissions. Zirkzee’s agent, Kia Joorabchian, wants to take advantage of a rather low release clause (40 million) to ask the Club for commissions of around 15 million euros; a significantly high figure, but which can be lowered thanks to the will of the player – who wants to stay in Italy and who says he is very interested in the Rossoneri project – and thanks to the ability in this financial and negotiation area of Giorgio Furlani, Rossoneri’s CEO , already amply demonstrated – as if they were daily bread – in the last summer session.
