According to Sky Sport Italia, Milan made more progress towards a deal with Joshua Zirkzee’s agent to lower his commission, beating Arsenal and Juventus to the Bologna striker.
Milan are closing in on a deal for Joshua Zirkzee as they work to agree personal terms with the Bologna star’s entourage. The Rossoneri have long been on the hunt for a new centre forward, with Olivier Giroud’s imminent move to Los Angeles FC making their summer transfer market priority clear.
Marco van Basten made an appearance at the book launch of ‘There is only one president’ yesterday, sharing his thoughts on the impact of Silvio Berlusconi.
Il Corriere dello Sport reports Armando Broja is among Bologna‘s targets to replace Joshua Zirkzee, who is in advanced talks to join Milan. Bologna may rival Milan for Broja this summer, as the Chelsea-owned striker is said to be on Rossoblu’s radar to replace the departing Zirkzee.
Joshua Zirkzee has been heavily linked with AC Milan in the last few weeks and the negotiations appear to be at an advanced stage. As such, Fabio Capello
These are increasingly vital moments for Joshua Zirkzee’s career as his rumored switch from Bologna to Milan starts to pick up momentum. According to Calciomercato, the Rossoneri emissaries held a crucial round of talks with the Dutchman’s agent, Kia Joorabchian, on Friday.
Milan and Dutch legend Marco van Basten sees a bright future for Francesco Camarda, but is not sure Joshua Zirkzee should move yet. ‘He still has it all to prove.’ The former striker was a special guest at the launch of a book about Silvio Berlusconi’s era at Milan, which of course included Van Basten’s experience at San Siro.
Milan legend Demetrio Albertini urges the Rossoneri to ‘invest’ in a new centre forward and says Antonio Conte was the best coach on the market, although Paulo Fonseca isn’t judged for who he really is.
AC Milan are making sure that they have alternative options to Joshua Zirkzee in the event that a move for the Bologna forward isn’t possible. As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Romelu Lukaku is one of the strikers linked to Milan despite Zirkzee still being the primary choice to replace Olivier Giroud.
Milan is in talks with Kia Joorabchian to sign his client Joshua Zirkzee. The Rossoneri already met the powerful agent more than ten years ago during negotiations to sign Carlos Tevez from Manchester City.
Along with Joshua Zirkzee, Milan are also sending out feelers for Chelsea striker Armando Broja and Artem Dovbyk of Girona FC, claim Sky Sport Italia. There are mixed reports this evening on what precisely the situation is with Bologna forward Zirkzee, who has a €40m release clause in his contract, so negotiations with the club are unnecessary.
According to reports in Italy, Milan have agreed personal terms with Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee, who ‘only wants’ the Rossoneri, and are now close to a deal over his agent’s commission.
AC Milan are moving ‘full steam ahead’ on Joshua Zirkzee, and they hope that they can close the deal in a short period of time having been at work for weeks.
Milan have put out feelers about other strikers but continue to be focused on trying to sign Joshua Zirkzee. He has been their preferred option to succeed Olivier Giroud for months.
The teams that want Joshua Zirkzee will have to wait to concretely start tussling to acquire him. His €40M release clause is valid from July 1st to August 15th.
Joshua Zirkzee is the subject of transfer interest from Juventus and several clubs, including Arsenal. The Dutchman has just finished one of his best seasons with Bologna, and his impressive performances have helped them qualify for the Champions League next term.
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