AC Milan’s pursuit of Joshua Zirkzee has now stopped, and instead, they are targeting a completely different striker – Alvaro Morata. However, there is a belief around the club that the Spaniard could be massively important in the team and the mercato.
Going from a profile like Zirkzee to Morata perhaps adds to the fact that Paulo Fonseca played some role in halting the transfer for the Dutchman. However, this is not a bad change if reports are to be believed.
Instead, it proves that Fonseca’s say in transfers is substantial – which was a fear held by some in recent weeks – and it shows that the management and the manager are aligned in their mercato movements, which is only a positive thing.
For some, going from Zirkzee to the Spaniard is a much deeper issue. Not only are the two profiles different, but the age profiles are as well – which is represented in their prices. For the Bologna striker, Milan would spend around €75 million for a striker who has one season with 10 or more goals at the elite level.
However, for €13m, the Rossoneri could get Morata, who may be a less attractive option, given he is eight years older than the Dutchman. Nevertheless, his stats are ridiculous at the elite level, and this must be considered.
In the past five seasons, he has scored 10 or more goals in four of them, all at an elite level. He has heaps more experience than Zirkzee, as well as being more experienced in Serie A, and above all, he costs €60m less.
As Tuttosport (via Milan News) writes, the striker has not yet decided what his future holds, and he will begin to decide Sunday’s European final. However, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has called the centre forward ‘several times’ attempting to woo him.
Additionally, Morata’s potential arrival would not close a door for any other forward signings, and the report suggests that his arrival could be a facilitator for the arrival of Memphis Depay or Tammy Abraham.
“why Morata is Milan’s preference ?” We lost Zirkzee and this one is the cheapest striker that is not completely trash
‘ Instead, it proves that Fonseca’s say in transfers is substantial.’
Nahh. If we had a bigger chance to get Zirkzee he’d say the other way around. One of the reasons why he’s chosen in the first place.
People are forgetting about Okafor. When they got him last year, he was primarily a #9.at his old club. And I think he is best suited as a #9. So they don’t really need a big young striker. They already have one. Moratta is a good fit that allows them to put their resources into defence upgrades where the need is stronger anyways.
Okafor is a winger, no matter how many times you try him as a 9.
So Zirkzee would cost us 75 mln and Morata is 60mln cheaper. How do you get these numbers?
75mln – I’m assuming is 40 transfer fee, 15 agents commission and 20 on salary?
Then Morata costs 43- 13 transfer fee and 10mln per year for a 3 year contract.
EXCLUSIVE: Joshua Zirkzee to Manchester United, here we go!
Per Romano;
“Man United will NOT trigger the clause but pay slightly above €40m with better payment terms, in three years.
Zirkzee signs until June 2029 with option for further season.
First signing of INEOS new era. 🇳🇱”
LOL – so we COULD have signed Zirkzee for slightly above the 40M release clause so we could spread the payments out over 3 years just like United just did – and we did nothing LOLOLOLO
Thx Gerry – ur the best! 🤡🙈😂
Good times
Our problem wasn’t the 40M€, the problem was Kia’s comissions.
The hiring of Foncesca told me all I needed to know. No real ambition. And here we are.
💯💯💯
I know we all feel like this but let’s judge him when we actually have some games. People didn’t want pioli and he turned this team into a top 4 team after finishing under that for the last 10 years. Coaches just need the right environment for them to truly explode so let’s hope this is the case.
A lot of people praising his work at lille and his tactics. If he can shape up the defence and play amore fluently in attavk and create then he can have great success
That was a reply to @siafu