Manchester United will demand that Juventus commit to a permanent one tRANSFER If they will sign striker Joshua Zirkzee this month, says a report.
Zirkzee has struggled since his £36.5m move to Old Trafford in the summer, scoring just four goals in 27 appearances and failing to hold down a regular place under new manager Ruben Amorim, who asked apologies to the Dutch attackers behind replacing him at half-time in the recent 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United.
A return to Serie A, where he flourished last season with Bologna, has been earmarked for Zirkzee, with Juventus keen to reunite him with his old boss Thiago Motta.
Gianluca Di Marzio declares that contact has been made between Juventus and unitedwith the Italian side keen to sign Zirkzee on a loan deal this month.
While United would be open to offloading Zirkzee on loan, they will only agree to such a deal if Juventus commit to a mandatory buyout clause. A permanent transfer would be United's preferred structure as well they need to sell players to raise the funds needed for reinforcements in January.
So far, Juventus have shown no willingness to sign Zirkzee permanently, with early negotiations making little progress.
There is no mention of Zirkzee's position on the deal, but it was recently reported that the 23-year-old had already made it clear he doesn't want to leave United so soon after arriving, preferring instead to play a role in their possible revival during the second half of the campaign.