AC Milan are moving ‘full steam ahead’ on Joshua Zirkzee, and they hope that they can close the deal in a short period of time having been at work for weeks.
According to Calciomercato.com, the choice to focus on Zirkzee is clear and personally endorsed by RedBird’s Senior Advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He has used ‘all his influence’ and believes the Dutchman is ‘the cornerstone’ around which the the new era of Milan should be built.
The €40m release clause is of no concern, as it falls within the budget for the summer mercato, given that the biggest expense was always going to be a new striker. Bologna have been informed of the desire to trigger that clause, too.
There will be no negotiations between the Rossoneri and the Rossoblù because the clause – which is valid until the beginning of next month – will be activated. That effectively releases him from his contract there, hence the term release clause.
The last obstacle to overcome is the commissions, a topic of discussion between the Milan transfer team and Kia Joorabchian, Zirkzee’s agent. A meeting took place last week in London, another one will most likely be held next week to bring the parties even closer together.
There is great optimism on the part of Milan, who have set themselves the ultimate objective of obtaining a discount on the starting €12-13m in terms of signing bonuses for those who look after the 23-year-old.