According to reports, Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee will leave the Serie A club this summer amid interest from Manchester United and Arsenal.
The 23-year-old progressed through the ranks at Bayern Munich but left having failed to establish himself as a regular for the Bundesliga giants.
The Netherlands U21 international has spent the last two seasons in Serie A with Bologna. During the 2023/24 campaign, he grabbed 12 goals and seven assists in his 37 appearances for the Italian outfit.
s form for the Serie A side has fuelled speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League, with and Man Utd mooted as potential destinations.
Arsenal are in the market for a striker who would compete with Kai Havertz as Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah are being linked with exits. Man Utd meanwhile requires competition for £64m signing Rasmus Hojlund.
Zirkzee has a £34m release clause in his contract but , while
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And , Arsenal and Man Utd are set to miss out on Zirkzee as the full details of his proposed mega move to AC Milan has been revealed.
The Serie A giants are said to be edging closer to signing the Premier League-linked forward.
AC Milan have made decisive steps to beat Arsenal in the race for Zirkzee and, to date, the only thing that is still missing to finalize the accord with the Dutch player is the agreement on commissions with his agent Kia Joorabchian.
In the Premier League, Arsenal and United have shown the greatest interest in him, in Italy – as told – Milan have been in contact with his entourage for months, while in recent days Bayern Munich also seems to be back in the race given that Vincent Kompany has asked the German club to evaluate Joshua’s profile as a possible second striker to play alongside Harry Kane.
The departure from Bologna is an inevitable fate for Zirzkee, especially after the farewell of Thiago Motta.
