CM: Milan hope to land €45-50m striker by using €25m duo as counterparts

AC Milan are serious about signing Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna and they hope to have a couple of cards to play in their favour, but they face competition too.

There is little doubt about who will be the hot topic of the summer transfer window in Italy as Zirkzee continues to showcase all of his talent with goals, assists and that extraordinary ability to make the team play better.

Calciomercato.com report that is no coincidence that Napoli and Milan are already testing the waters with Bologna to understand their desire, asking price and what the conditions of a potential negotiation might be in view of next season.

For Milan, Zirkzee is not just an objective but a real priority. In a ranking of profiles desired for the attack he is at least on the podium, i.e. one of the top three on the list to become the striker of the future.

Directors Geoffrey Moncada and Antonio D’Ottavio are ready to sacrifice Lorenzo Colombo for €15m to get Zirkzee, who the Rossoneri think will command an offer of around €45-50m.

Alexis Saelemaekers could make the difference too, considering that the Emilian club are very happy with the performance of the Belgian who arrived last summer on an initial loan with an option to buy set around €10m.