Man Utd, Arsenal target’s £34m summer transfer is his ‘inevitable fate’ as club ‘edge closer’ to signing

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 ar…

Wright hits back at Southgate excuse after England draw against Denmark: ‘I don’t believe that’

Ian Wright thinks Gareth Southgate s claims that England don t have a natural replacement for Kalvin Phillips is incorrect after their 1-1 draw against Denmark.

The Three Lions hopes of ending their 58-year wait for a trophy by going all the way at Euro 2024 were put into perspective as they escaped .

Southgate’s side turned in a woeful display and were perhaps fortunate to emerge with a point, although Serbia’s last-gasp equaliser against Slovenia means they remain in charge of the group.

Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has been deployed as a midfielder alongside Declan Rice in their opening two Euro 2024 fixtures but was taken off after 54 minutes against Denmark on Thursday night.

Experimenting with Alexander-Arnold as a midfielder fo…

Man Utd ‘reach agreement’ for £34m star as striker promises to ‘rebuff’ any offers from Arsenal

Man Utd have been given the green light by Joshua Zirkzee as they work on a deal to bring the Bologna striker to Old Trafford, according to reports.

The Red Devils are desperate to sign a new striker in the summer transfer window as they look to take the goalscoring burden away from Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford next season.

Hojlund who joined last summer for a reported £72m from Atalanta and Rashford scored a combined 17 Premier League goals last term as Man Utd struggled to hit the back of the net in the league.

And have reportedly made Zirkzee their with the Red Devils ready to activate his €40m (£34m) release clause in his contract at Bologna.

The Dutchman contributed 11 goals and four assists in 34 Serie A appearances and his good form la…

Arteta ‘wants to keep’ Arsenal man with three league starts in two years as Crystal Palace ‘prepare offer’

Crystal Palace have joined the race to sign Fulham-linked Arsenal playmaker Emile Smith Rowe and are preparing an offer , according to reports.

Smith Rowe has fallen out of favour under manager Mikel Arteta, who owes a lot to the 23-year-old.

In the Spaniard s early and very testing days as Gunners boss, the form of Smith Rowe helped keep him in a job.

He was rewarded with a new contract and the No. 10 shirt ahead of the 2021/22 campaign, snubbing interest from Premier League rivals Aston Villa.

Smith Rowe s form was excellent that season, scoring 10 goals in 33 league matches.

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Injuries massively hindered the attacking midfielder s 22/23 campaign and with other players in his position p…

Arsenal target £50m Premier League star to replace forward who is ‘on the verge of leaving’

Arsenal are reportedly showing interest in Brighton forward Joao Pedro as they consider potential replacements for Marseille target Eddie Nketiah.

have already spent heavily this summer as around £70m has been invested to sign David Raya and Riccardo Calafiori.

The Premier League giants remain in the market for several more signings, and it is understood that the addition of a new centre midfielder, winger, and striker is among their priorities.

Kai Havertz usurped Gabriel Jesus and Nketiah in the pecking order at Arsenal last season to become s first-choice striker.

Havertz enjoyed a strong debut season at Arsenal, but they were always likely to target a new forward this summer. Napoli s Victor Osimhen, Sporting Lisbon s Viktor Gyokeres and Brentford…

Arsenal transfers: ‘First offer’ for Spain star ‘rejected’ as club ‘hold out for £30m’

Real Sociedad have rejected an opening offer from Arsenal for Spain midfielder Mikel Merino, according to reports.

Merino has emerged as the Gunners top transfer target after securing Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori for an initial £38million.

The 28-year-old is out of contract next year and Real Sociedad are believed to be open to selling this summer to avoid losing him for nothing.

Liverpool s interest in Martin Zubimendi cast doubt over Mikel Arteta s pursuit of Merino, with Sociedad very reluctant to lose both players in the same window.

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However, Zubimendi has reportedly rejected the Reds, leaving in a strong position to land Merino before the transfer deadline.

There has been tal…

West Ham ‘very close’ to signing ex-Chelsea, Aston Villa striker with ‘operation well underway’

West Ham United are reportedly confident they will complete the signing of AS Roma striker Tammy Abraham before the summer transfer window closes.

Abraham, 26, moved to Roma for around £35million after a 16-year career at Chelsea that included loan spells at Swansea City, Bristol City and Aston Villa, all in the Championship.

He scored 48 goals in 78 appearances in the second tier of English football before getting his chance in the Chelsea first team in 2019/20.

The Blues reliance on Abraham came amid a transfer embargo, with the Londoners spending big on Timo Werner and Kai Havertz when their ban ended in the 2020 summer transfer window.

In 19/20, Abraham scored an impressive 15 goals in 34 Premier League appearances before only playing 22 times in th…

Aston Villa: Van der Vaart claims £30m star made correct decision turning down Emery’s side

Ex-Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has reacted to Aston Villa missing out on one of their top summer transfer targets.

The Birmingham club had their sights set on Feyenoord’s Lutsharel Geertruida as Villa manager Unai Emery was keen to strengthen the right back position to give himself options in a busy season.

However, the Dutch club were seeking £30 million for him which meant Villa needed to sell players to make way for the defender. This deal never came to fruition which disappointed Villa fans. 

This allowed German club RB Leipzig to swoop in and sign Geertruida for a fee of £25m in a late deadline day deal with the right-back agreeing to a five year contract at the Bundesliga club. 

The former Tottenham midfielder Rafa…

Cristian Romero slams Tottenham in deleted post after losing NLD derby to Arsenal

Tottenham defender Cristian Romero has insisted he was tired after the international break because of a lack of proper logistics from the club s leadership.

Spurs lost the North London Derby on Sunday to arch-rivals Arsenal with a Gabriel Magalhaes second-half header enough to give the Gunners all three points at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium .

had over twice the amount of shots that Arsenal did on Sunday but the Gunners defence stood up to the challenge and kept a clean sheet.

But Romero and his fellow Spurs defenders couldn t keep out Gabriel s effort with the Argentina international partially to blame for Arsenal scoring their winning goal.

And Romero has suggested that Tottenham were also potentially at fault for his disappointing display against th…

Arsenal 5-1 Bolton: Teen sensation Nwaneri scores twice, Sterling nets first goal in Carabao Cup win

Ethan Nwaneri netted a brace in Arsenal s 5-1 win against Bolton as 16-year-old goalkeeper Jack Porter became their youngest-ever player to start a match.

Porter, a replacement for the injured David Raya, stole the spotlight before kick-off as prepared for their third-round Carabao Cup fixture at the Emirates Stadium.

However, it was the highly-rated Nwaneri whose name was up in lights as he scored in either on a night to remember for the Enfield 17-year-old.

Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz also found the net for s side, with Aaron Collins on target for the League One visitors.

Three days after their pulsating 2-2 draw against rivals Manchester City in the Premier League, Arsenal were returning to a competition that former manager Arsene We…