Crucial news leaks out from Germany about Manchester United’s pressure on Joshua Zirkzee. It’s looking really bad for Milan.
AC Milan has the big goal of equipping itself with a new top-class number 9 for next season. Paulo Fonseca is anxiously waiting to have a new starting striker to ambitiously plan future goals. A replacement is needed for Olivier Giroud, now officially a new Los Angeles FC player, in MLS. We know well that the very first favourite on Milan’s wish list is Joshua Zirkzee, the Dutchman coming off a crazy season at Bologna.
Zirkzee is liked for his quality and his instinct for goal: an atypical striker, very different from Giroud, having a predilection for knowing how to manage the ball very well at his feet. Milan has already communicated to Bologna its intention to pay the €40 million release clause in force on the player. The obstacle, very big, is one: the agent’s commission requests, still at 15 million euros. The Devil has no intention of paying such a high sum and for this reason the deal has slowed down considerably.
Complicating Zirkzee’s arrival in Milan was the recent addition of Manchester United, who would like the striker with him in the Premier League. It is no coincidence that the Devil is evaluating alternative paths for his attack, such as those leading to Lukaku, Dovbyk and Gimenez. And the latest from Germany says it even worse for Milan. United are serious.
Milan, things are going badly: United have met with the agent
As reported Sky Sport Germania, Joshua Zirkzee’s entourage met Erik Ten Hag in recent days to try to set up a concrete negotiation. The Red Devils are also ready to pay the 40 million clause for Zirkzee, but it is not clear whether they also want to pay the 15 million commission. However, everything seems to be going in favor of Manchester United, given that the source emphasizes that direct talks also between coach Ten Hag and Joshua himself. Yes, the striker has already spoken to the coach and is ready to open up to the transfer.
A piece of news that could knock out Milan. Sky Sport Germania but he emphasizes that nothing has been decided yet, and the Rossoneri continue to be in the running. Any decision will be made only after the European Championship. What seems certain is that Manchester United considers Zirkzee the first objective to strengthen its attack. A situation that is becoming increasingly thorny for Milan.
