Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee continues to be linked with Arsenal as Mikel Arteta targets a new No. 9 in the summer transfer window.
Zirkzee scored 11 goals in 34 Serie A appearances in 2023/24 as Bologna defied the odds to qualify for the Champions League.There is also plenty of interest coming from other clubs in Italy, with AC Milan and Juventus believed to be keen.A further complication for the Gunners is that Zirkzee’s former club Bayern Munich have an exclusive release clause worth £34million, with Bologna expected to ask for substantially more from other clubs.
Arsenal, however, are boosted by the relationship between director of football Edu Gaspar and the player’s agent Kia Joorabchian. Milan would be reluctant to pay such a fee on top of Bologna’s demands and Zirkzee’s wages, though Arsenal are not as fussy.Interestingly, this report claims that Zirkzee has a €40m release clause ‘valid for every club’ when it has been reported that only Bayern can pay this figure for the player.
Arteta’s side have reportedly put a £5m-per-year contract on the table for the young striker, with Edu eager to ‘fill his friend Kia with gold’.
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