The Joshua Zirkzee debacle lasted far longer than what AC Milan would have liked, but after joining Manchester United, the Rossoneri have already found their own solution.
Whilst the mercato has been slow so far, there have been several interests that Milan have pursued, and they are currently zero for one, but that could change very shortly.
It was in the 11th hour when Zirkzee was taken from their grasp, but it could have happened several hours sooner after Bayern Munich entered the race, and Juventus attempted to make a move. Regardless of when the race was lost, they did not wait around after their decision, and a deal is all but officially done for Alvaro Morata.
There were two reasons why the Diavolo withdrew from the Zirkzee move, and that was due to the profile of striker requested by Fonseca, and the commission requested by Kia Joorabchian. However, Franco Ordine has speculated why the commission was so high when speaking on Telelombardia, and his comments have been relayed by Milan News.
“Milan adopted the supermarket criterion, with the amount they would have spent on Zirkzee they take two, Morata plus another. The Dutchman went to Manchester with a €45 million card, payment in three instalments: Kia gets €10m commission.
“How come Joorabchian gets €10m and previously demanded €15m? Because the salary Manchester gives Zirkzee is €1.5m more than the one agreed with Milan. So this makes it clear that in the famous 15 million asked by Kia, €5m was always intended for the player.”