According to Corriere della Sera, Roma and Milan will compete for Zirkzee during the winter transfer period.
Both Roma and Milan have had very good starts in Serie A this season, but both teams have shortcomings in their forward lines. At the last moment of this summer's transfer period, Roma and Milan were negotiating, hoping to conduct a deal for Dovbik to exchange Jimenez, but in the end the parties failed to reach an agreement. Both teams need to introduce new forwards during the winter transfer period, and both are interested in Manchester United's Zirkzee.
The 24-year-old Zirkzee became famous in Bologna. He joined the Premier League giant Manchester United last summer, but his performance was unsatisfactory and he failed to take a new step in his career. This also resulted in Zirkzee losing his place in the Dutch national team. His last appearance in the national team was a year ago. Zirkzee hopes to leave Manchester United in the winter, return to Serie A to recover, and make a last-ditch effort to participate in next year's World Cup.
Among the strong Serie A teams this season, Napoli introduced Hoylen after Lukaku was seriously injured, Inter Milan's four forwards performed very well, and Juventus coach Spalletti also has a variety of options on the front line. But Milan and Roma are exceptions. Milan forward Jimenez is in a sluggish state. Coach Allegri arranged for Leo to switch to center and hoped that Nkunku would regain his form. Ferguson, who is on loan from Roma this summer, has scored no goals so far and suffered an ankle injury. Another center, Dov Bik, was also injured. Coach Gasperini had to arrange for Dybala and even Baldanzi to play as a guest center.
For Milan and Roma, the goal this season is to qualify for the Champions League. To achieve this goal, both clubs need to introduce forwards to increase goals. Milan director Tare and Roma director Massara have both taken action. Maybe Zirkzee is not the best solution in the minds of Allegri and Gasperini, but at least it is a feasible solution.
The bosses of the two clubs also understand the current situation and have promised their respective coaches to resolve the forward position during the winter transfer period. Zirkzee is familiar with Serie A and can adapt as soon as possible after joining, and Manchester United may agree to rent out players in the winter without adding a mandatory buyout clause. For Milan and Roma, this is a very attractive option. The competition between the two clubs has already begun, and Allegri and Gasperini are also waiting for the final result.