Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg has revealed that Manchester United have reached out to the agent of rumoured Tottenham target Joshua Zirkzee to discuss a summer move to Old Trafford.

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Tottenham were linked with Zirkzee earlier this year

Zirkzee has been a big hit in Serie A since swapping Bayern Munich for Bologna last summer and the striker’s displays at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium have allegedly caught Tottenham’s attention.

It was previously reported by the print edition of Corriere dello Sport (via Sport Witness) that both Spurs and AC Milan had been circling over the forward.

Earlier this week, The Athletic claimed that Man Utd had entered the race for the Dutchman and had started exploring a move for the forward, who is alleged to have a release clause of ?40m (£34m) in his contract.
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Man Utd now holding talks over Zirkzee

If Plettenberg’s latest update is to be believed, the Red Devils have now held ‘concrete talks’ with Zirkzee?s top agent, Kia Joorabchian, over a transfer.

The journalist says that the Bolgona star had previously reached a full agreement with AC Milan but the Machester club are now ready to hijack the deal after Erik Ten Hag gave the green light for the move.

The report adds that while the Rossoneri are still in the race for Zirkzee, United have now identified the 23-year-old as their ‘top target’.

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