Man Utd accept loan offers for summer flop

Carlo Garganese

• 13 Nov 2024 13:30 GMT
• 3 min read

Manchester United will accept loan offers during the January transfer market for Joshua Zirkzee.

That is according to Tuttosport, who report that new Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim has already informed club chiefs that Zirkzee is not in his plans.

United have already begun informing clubs via agents that Zirkzee is available on loan during the January transfer window.

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The plan from United is that a successful loan move will raise Zirkzee’s value ahead of a summer sale at the end of the season.

Tuttosport adds that Juventus are the favourites to sign Zirkzee on loan as the Dutchman worked successfully with Bianconeri manager Thiago Motta at Bologna last season.

The 23-year-old Zirkzee was one of the standout players in Serie A last season, and he was often compared to former Milan and Barcelona star Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

But he is yet to show that form at Old Trafford.

Zirkzee joined Man Utd this past summer in a €42.5 million move from Bologna.

The striker scored on his Premier League debut against Fulham but he has struggled badly since then and failed to score another goal.

Having fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford and with the club’s fans already seemingly giving up on him, Zirkzee will leave the club in January.

Zirkzee at Bologna

Zirkzee led Bologna to a shock qualification into this season’s Champions League under manager Thiago Motta.

Zirkzee delivered 12 goals and seven assists in all competitions as Bologna finished fifth in Serie A.

He was the key man for a Bologna team who performed well above their weight under Motta to qualify for the Champions League.

Standing at 6ft 4in, Zirkzee is a giant of a striker who at Bologna was expert at holding up the ball and bringing others into play.

Zirkzee went to Euro 2024 with Netherlands but barely featured under Ronald Koeman.