AC Milan is not giving up on Joshua Zirkzee. Despite concrete interest from Manchester United and difficulties related to high commission demands from agent Kia Joorabchian, the Rossoneri management still hopes to beat the competition for the Dutch forward, who has always been the first choice to replace Olivier Giroud. However, time is running out, and with each passing day, the chances of seeing Joshua Zirkzee as a protagonist at San Siro next season diminish.
According to Tuttosport, the next 48 hours will be crucial in determining Joshua Zirkzee's future. First, because from today, July 1st, any club could pay the 40 million euros release clause to free the Dutch forward from Bologna, and in this respect, Milan must be very cautious of Manchester United, which has made significant progress towards signing the 2001-born player in recent days.
Secondly, there's the Netherlands, still engaged in Euro 2024 and playing against Romania tomorrow in the Round of 16. Joshua Zirkzee has always said that his future would be decided after the European Championship, which means that if the 'Oranje' are eliminated, the Bologna forward could quickly announce which team he will play for next season.
As long as they can, Milan will remain in the race for Zirkzee, but if they fail to reach an agreement with the Dutch player's agent, the Rossoneri management will be forced to turn to other high-profile alternatives.
In recent days, there has been much talk about Romelu Lukaku and Tammy Abraham, as well as Artem Dovbyk, but Milan's real Plan B to Zirkzee should be Santiago Gimenez of Feyenoord.
