Struggling Man Utd misfit may miss out on January transfer thanks to Xabi Alonso

Juventus person acceptable their sights connected landing Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee, who has underwhelmed truthful far, but are initially looking to motion Bayer Leverkusen's Patrick Schick

Joshua ZIrkzee whitethorn miss retired connected a January transportation to Juventus - acknowledgment to Xabi Alonso's determination to trim Patrick Schick's relation astatine Bayer Leverkusen.

The Italian giants are reviewing their options successful the last 3rd and privation to adhd reinforcements to easiness the load connected Dusan Vlahovic. An wounded to Arkadiusz Milik is acceptable to unit them into the marketplace with Zirkzee seen arsenic much of a summertime target.

In the meantime they are poised to prosecute Schick, who has recovered minutes hard to travel by astatine the German champions. Alonso has preferred to usage Victor Boniface astatine Leverkusen, which has near the Czech antheral struggling for opportunities.

Juventus person a semipermanent involvement successful Schick and are acceptable to prosecute him again, this clip connected loan, with Manchester United's Dutch guardant the antheral they privation successful the summertime contempt his underwhelming stint with the Premier League giants, reports Gazzetta dello Sport.

The Bianconeri are present led by Thiago Motta, who excelled past play with Bologna. The Serie A outfit had Zirkzee starring their enactment and helium enjoyed an awesome play successful beforehand of extremity which yet saw the Manchester outfit travel calling, signing him successful a woody worthy £36.5million.

The transportation though was driven by the club's hierarchy, who felt that Zirzkee represented bully worth for money. Erik 10 Hag though didn't privation to bring him successful and was past fuming erstwhile the 23-year-old rocked up astatine Old Trafford carrying other weight.

Zirkzee would people the victor for United connected his debut arsenic they saw disconnected Fulham connected the opening weekend. However he's failed to find the nett since past with Ten Hag frustrated by the concern anterior to his sacking.

It means the Dutchman hasn't scored successful immoderate of his past 14 games for United and it was hoped helium could recapture immoderate signifier portion distant connected planetary duty, but Dutch brag Ronald Koeman was successful nary temper to sermon his striker. "My thoughts connected Zirkzee’s performance? I americium not going to speech astir idiosyncratic subordinate performances," helium said.

Talk is already ramping up regarding a determination successful Manchester for Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres, who excelled nether Ruben Amorim and remains 1 of the astir successful signifier strikers successful Europe. That could past person ramifications for Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund.

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