DONE DEAL: AC Milan beat Arsenal to sign striker with £35m release clause

After agreeing to pay his release clause, AC Milan is said to have defeated Arsenal in the

competition to capture a major summer transfer target.

Joshua Zirkzee, a striker from the Netherlands, is supposedly on the verge of signing with AC

Milan, the big Italian team, over Arsenal. Since the previous season, Arsenal has had their eye on

the Bologna forward, who is viewed as a more cost-effective option than expensive targets like Viktor Gyokeres, Victor Osimhen, and Alexander Isak—all of whom are estimated to be worth over £100 million.

Arsenal has been keeping an eye on Zirkzee’s condition even though they have made RB Leipzig

attacker Benjamin Sesko their top target due to their great interest in him. Transfer specialist

Fabrizio Romano claims that AC Milan has taken the initiative to acquire the Dutchman, telling

Bologna that they intend to activate his €40 million release clause.

Romano wrote on X, “AC Milan informed Bologna that they are planning to trigger the €40 million release clause for Joshua Zirkzee.” “AC Milan and Zirkzee’s team are currently in talks to settle on personal terms, which is an important matter. Zirkzee is excited about the AC Milan project and is content to remain in Italy.

The administration of AC Milan is actively looking to add a new striker, and Zirkzee is one of their

main targets. The number nine for Bologna may soon be the Rossoneri’s striker, taking Olivier

Giroud’s place as he prepares to join Los Angeles FC in the Major League Soccer.

Even if a formal deal has not yet been made, the Rossoneri’s pressing interest highlights their

earnest aim to sign Zirkzee. The player’s desire to stay in the Italian league may be a deciding

factor in the transaction, meaning AC Milan will probably be his next stop.

To make sure Sesko is not a distraction during the European Champions in Germany later this

month, Arsenal will aim to close a deal on the midfielder before the summer transfer window

opens.

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