Ronald Koeman He made his debut with the Dutch team on Saturday in the 87th minute of the Euro 2024 quarter-final tie where the ‘Oranje’ beat Turkey (2-1), but Joshua Zirkzee He had a fantastic performance at Bologna and, at 23 years old, is on the verge of joining the Premier League.
In England, they accept that Zirkzee He will sign for Manchester United as soon as his participation in the Euro Cup with the Netherlands ends, who on Tuesday face England in Dortmund with the aim of reaching the grand final on Sunday the 14th in Berlin.
‘Yes’ from the player, he will pay the clause and the agent
The British press reported that United had reached an agreement with Zirkzee and, in addition, he is ready to pay the 40 million euros of the termination clause of the contract linking the forward to Bologna until June 30, 2026.
Not all. United will also meet the wishes of Kia Joorabchian, the representative of Zirkzeeso everything indicates that Milan will finally be left without the player as negotiations are paralyzed due to Bologna’s high demand for his transfer.
Milan surrendered
Milan also have no intention of paying the 15 million euro commission they are asking for. Joorabchian, so he gave up on signing Zirkzee, who has also been linked with Arsenal.
In this way Erik ten Haag, who on Thursday renewed for United after his departure was deemed finished before saving the season by beating arch-rivals City in the FA Cup final (2-1), is about to include his young countryman, the first reinforcement for the next course.
Great season in Bologna
With his 11 goals and 4 assists, Zirkzee He helped Bologna finish the 2023-2024 Serie A in fifth place and qualify for Europe’s top competition for the first time since 1964.
Despite his height (1.93) and his wingspan, Zirkzee He is not the classic ‘trunk’, but rather a footballer who communicates well, has quality and also finishes well.
A signing that will help United improve their offensive performance from last season, when Marcus Rashford the level dropped a lot and the newcomer Rasmus Hojlund He remained on 10 goals in the Premier.
Zirkzee He trained at Feyenoord, but at the age of 16 he joined the youth team of Bayern Munich, where the first team he made his debut in December 2019, at the age of 18, in a Champions League match against Tottenham .
After two loans to Parma and Anderlecht in 2021 and 2022, the Bavarian club transferred him to Bologna for 8.5 million euros two years ago although, in addition to 50% of a future sale, a repurchase option that is in between 20 and 25 million euros that have not been activated.
Source: La Verdad
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