Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna, after the two clubs agreed a deal for the Dutch international forward to move to Old Trafford.
Zirkzee will fly into Manchester on Thursday evening ahead of a medical on Friday. Zirkzee had a €40m (£34m) release clause in his Bologna contract, but United have instead agreed to pay €42.5m, with the payments staggered over a three-year period.
Had they opted to trigger the release clause, they would have had to pay it in full. The 23-year-old will become United's first major signing of the summer and he arrives in England after an excellent season at Bologna.
Having struggled to forge a path at Bayern Munich as a youngster, Zirkzee made the move to Italy after loan spells with Parma and Anderlecht. READ MORE: Man United set to complete first transfer as medical booked and £36m fee agreed READ MORE: 'Dream come true' - Joshua Zirkzee releases statement ahead of £36m Manchester United transfer The view from Italy is that under Thiago Motta's management at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, he has blossomed and he scored 12 goals last term to book his place in the Dutch squad for EURO 2024 and alert United to his availability. "He is a talented player," Manuel Minguzzi, editor at Tuttobologna, told the Manchester Evening News. "He took advantage of Marko Arnautovic's transfer to Inter Milan to become a starter.
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