Joshua Zirkzee could be heading back to Serie A this summer, but which club lands him may come down to who can clear space in their attack first.
According to Goal.com, the Dutch forward looked close to a move to Juventus until a few days ago, but Napoli have now entered the picture as Manchester United open the door to a loan departure without firm guarantees over an obligation to buy, a structure that would leave either club largely on the hook only for his salary.
Both clubs need to sell before they can buy Zirkzee
Juventus have Zirkzee’s full approval for a move to Turin, but need to clear space in a forward line already stocked with Randal Kolo Muani, Jonathan David, Arkadiusz Milik and Jeff Ekhator, with David the most likely to make way given his lack of a role under Luciano Spalletti.
There are tactical doubts too: Spalletti wants a genuine penalty-box number nine, while Zirkzee prefers to drop deeper and link play.
Napoli, meanwhile, need a departure of their own, likely Noa Lang, before they can move, and Zirkzee isn’t even their first choice, that’s Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus, whose wages are considered prohibitive, with Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson also in the mix. For now, Zirkzee looks like a fallback option for Napoli rather than a priority target.
