Joshua Zirkzee signs a five-year contract with Manchester United and is ready to complete the transfer
Joshua Zirkzee is set to join Manchester United after agreeing a five-year contract, talkSPORT understands.
The 23-year-old Dutch international was knocked out of Euro 2024 on Wednesday night at the hands of England.
But his future will soon be resolved after reaching an agreement with the Red Devils, which will be made official in the coming days.
They are on the verge of activating his £34m release clause.
Zirkzee proved to be key in BolognaFifth place in Serie A last season, which qualified them for the Champions League.
He scored 12 league goals and provided four assists as he continues to fulfil the potential he showed while in the squad. Bayern Munich.
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A knee injury on loan Parma threatened to derail his promising career, but he continues with Anderlechtand now, back in Italy, he has reestablished his course.
And the 1.93m striker is a fully-fledged international having made his debut for the Netherlands in their 2-1 quarter-final win over Turkey.
Becoming the third Dutch star to claim his first international title at a European Championship, behind Martien Vreijsen and Cody Gakpo.
He may have been knocked out of the Euros by England, but fans saw Kobbie Mainoo seemingly welcoming him as a Manchester United player.
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Zirkzee may not be the only Dutchman arriving at Old Trafford this summer.
The Red Devils are also making positive progress in their pursuit of Bayern Munich centre-back Matthijs de Light.
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Manchester United manager Erik the Hag He knows De Ligt very well, having coached him at Ajax for two seasons.
One of them came in 2018/19, when the Dutch giants stunned the European giants. real Madrid in the Champions League, as they reached the semi-finals of the competition.
Since then, De Ligt has spent time with Juventus And now Bayern Munich, but they have not lived up to their initial success.
He was also in the Dutch squad for Euro 2024 alongside Zirkzee.
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