Overview
- Reports on Thursday say Fiorentina have submitted a formal season-long loan offer for Joshua Zirkzee, reported at a €5m fee with a buy option, and talks with Manchester United and the player’s camp are advanced.
- Juventus remain an active suitor with Zirkzee understood to have given his availability to them while their pursuit depends on other departures from Turin.
- Manchester United are open to a sale but are seeking acceptable terms that reflect a reported valuation around £25–30m, which complicates typical Serie A loan-with-option structures.
- Zirkzee has fallen down Michael Carrick’s pecking order after limited minutes this season and unused substitute appearances, which has driven the player’s expectation that he will move on before the window closes.
- If Zirkzee departs United will prioritise signing a replacement striker in the final days of the window, with both Serie A and Premier League clubs including Fiorentina, Juventus, Newcastle and Everton among the interested destinations and his 2024 transfer from Bologna still informing his market value.