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Manchester United’s late collapse in opposition to Chelsea within the Premier League on Thursday has heaped additional stress on supervisor Erik ten Hag.
Alejandro Garnacho struck a brace however some poor defending allowed Cole Palmer to strike a hat-trick and condemn the Crimson Devils to their twelfth defeat of the present marketing campaign.
After scoring in seven consecutive league video games, Rasmus Hojlund has not scored in his final three appearances however nonetheless stays the one participant with double digit targets this marketing campaign.
Marcus Rashford’s dedication was as soon as once more questioned following a disappointing cameo at Stamford Bridge and with Anthony Martial set to depart in the summertime, recruiting a striker in the summertime is of utmost significance.
United’s striker hunt
United have been linked with a a number of of frontmen all through the marketing campaign however one identify that retains getting talked about is Joshua Zirkzee of Bologna.
The 22-year-old has 11 targets and 6 assists in 31 video games throughout all competitions and is the Serie A staff’s top-scorer with Thiago Motta’s males at the moment fourth and in with an opportunity of qualifying for subsequent season’s Champions League.
The Netherlands U21 worldwide’s shows have alerted United to his availability with Arsenal additionally reportedly within the race. However as per Gazzetta Dello Sport, AC Milan are at the moment in pole place for the previous Bayern Munich star.
Zirkzee, who had gained the Champions League throughout his time in Bavaria, has been likened to Robert Lewandowski previously and the Bundesliga giants have a buyback clause however the participant is reluctant to return as he “prefers to remain in Serie A” in the meanwhile.
On the Rossoneri, he can be the undisputed starter and have the possibility to show his price at an enormous membership with an attention-grabbing venture below Stefano Pioli.
“Actually, he prefers Milan to Bayern Munich, which has a 40 million choice to train on the finish of the season.
“Joshua is aware of that at Milan he won’t want to alter, he’ll play in a championship and face a gaggle of opponents that he is aware of properly, on the identical time he may also take a look at himself within the Champions League and be with an important staff.”
The most important impediment will probably be his potential charge with Bologna United’s deal for Hojlund final summer time and utilizing it as a benchmark and are set to ask for round €70-80 million.
Zirkzee prefers Serie A keep
The seven-time Champions League winners can’t afford to pay that quantity and are prepared to throw in Alexis Saelemaekers as a part of a player-plus-cash deal.
Their predominant concern is United and Arsenal might doubtlessly blow them out of the water if they arrive in with a suggestion Bologna can’t refuse.
“It’s affordable to hypothesize that Milan might attain near 50 million, benefiting from Alexis Saelemaekers mortgage, which Bologna can redeem for round ten million and is extremely appreciated by Thiago Motta.
“If the massive English groups arrive in Italy with a bag filled with cash, they turn out to be irresistible. Manchester United have already made a transfer for Zirkzee and, in the event that they returned with an enormous cheque, the participant has an excellent probability of leaving. The identical goes for Arsenal, who’re much less talked about however have an ideal venture for Zirkzee.”
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