European club have clear value for unwanted Man United star who can’t find a way into Ruben Amorim’s plans

Joshua Zirkzee’s time in Manchester has hardly been ideal. Signing hasn’t worked out The Dutchman has shown glimpses of his talent with outstanding technical skill and the odd important goal. Nonetheless, most of his time at Old Trafford, he has looked out of place and not fully up to speed with the pace of the Premier League. Zirkzee has barely played this season with the arrival of Benjamin Sesko and Ruben Amorim’s insistence on playing Matheus Cunha as a false nine versus Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. Injuries to Sesko and Cunha meant Zirkzee was given a chance to shine versus Everton but he was incredibly disappointing, regularly giving the ball away and missing numerous big chances to score. AS Roma interest As a result of his lack of game time, there have been rumours that the Dutchman is keen to leave Old Trafford in the winter. Italian side Roma are said to be in “pole position” to sign the former Bologna striker in the January window. It was also relayed by The Peoples Person that Zirkzee has in fact said yes to the Roma project and would be keen to make a move should United be able to agree a deal with the Romans. Green light Italian publication, Corriere della Sera (via Vocegiallorossa) reports that “club owners have further boosted the Giallorossi’s title dreams by determining a budget for possible deals in the winter transfer window.” Roma still have Financial Fair Play to consider but owing to the owners desire to push for the title, they will have more freedom in negotiations and may not only need to rely on loan or swap deals. What’s more, Corriere dello Sport report that Roma have a figure in mind that they would like to play for the Dutchman. The article states that “Roma would prefer to postpone the payment of around €25-30 million until next summer as it would allow them to plan the budget depending on where they finish this season.” Therefore, Roma’s clear preference would be to do a loan deal with an obligation to buy the player next summer. Joshua Zirkzee Man United stats SeasonAppearancesGoalsAssistsMins played 2024-202549732256 2025-2026600180 Source: transfermarkt.com Featured image Matt McNulty via Getty Images – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.