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Manchester United’s late collapse towards Chelsea within the Premier League on Thursday has heaped additional strain 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 objectives 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 go away 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 objectives 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 intervening time.
On the Rossoneri, he could be the undisputed starter and have the possibility to show his value at an enormous membership with an fascinating mission below Stefano Pioli.
“Definitely, 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 nicely, on the similar time he also can check himself within the Champions League and be with an important staff.”
The most important impediment might be his potential charge with Bologna taking a look at United’s deal for Hojlund final summer season 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 not afford to pay that quantity and are prepared to throw in Alexis Saelemaekers as a part of a player-plus-cash deal.
Their foremost worry is United and Arsenal may doubtlessly blow them out of the water if they arrive in with a proposal Bologna can not refuse.
“It’s cheap to hypothesize that Milan may attain near 50 million, profiting 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 change into irresistible. Manchester United have already made a transfer for Zirkzee and, in the event that they returned with an enormous cheque, the participant has a great probability of leaving. The identical goes for Arsenal, who’re much less talked about however have an ideal mission for Zirkzee.”
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