Overview
- This week Juventus intensified contact with Zirkzee’s camp, using texts, calls and video calls as they explore him as a cheaper forward option while their pursuit of Randal Kolo Muani continues to stall.
- Multiple Italian outlets report Manchester United would accept a permanent transfer in the €35–40m range or a loan with a buy option to free space in Michael Carrick’s squad.
- Sources say Zirkzee’s representatives have given an ‘initial yes’ to a return to Italy but no formal deal has been signed and negotiations are still ongoing.
- Zirkzee has struggled for regular starts and goals since joining United from Bologna in 2024, making limited Premier League impact which has increased the club’s willingness to listen to offers.
- If completed, a move would reshape United’s forward options by funding or clearing room for a different type of striker and would give Zirkzee a fresh chance to revive his career in Serie A.