Joshua Zirkzee once made a name for himself at FC Bayern as Robert Lewandowski’s surprisingly effective deputy. Almost three and a half years later, the Dutch attacker, now in the ranks of the Italian first division club FC Bologna, is once again making headlines. Possibly with extremely positive side effects for his former club.
In the 2023/24 season, Joshua Zirkzee has already scored seven goals in the FC Bologna jersey, as well as four assists in 18 competitive games. The striker has been able to shine again and again with goals and assists, especially in the last few weeks. A yield that apparently arouses desire among the competition.
After transfer expert Ekrem Konur reported on Friday that three top-class players from Serie A, SSC Naples, Inter Milan and Juventus Turin, are looking to buy Zirkzee in the upcoming winter transfer window, “fichajes.net” is now bringing the 22-year-old with one Move to Newcastle United linked.
Particularly exciting: The report also mentions a specific transfer fee. Accordingly, Newcastle is only planning to buy it in the summer, but will then put 50 million euros on the table.
FC Bayern in a comfortable situation
If this sum is correct, FC Bayern can probably look forward to a generous windfall. When Zirkzee was sold to FC Bologna, the Munich-based team received a manageable 8.5 million euros, but according to “Sky” they were guaranteed a buyback clause for around 20 million euros and a resale share of 50 percent. With a transfer fee of 50 million euros, 25 million euros would flow to the German record champions.
Particularly interesting for FC Bayern: If Zirkzee continues to improve over the rest of the season, the sums being speculated about are likely to skyrocket even further. The next chance to shine will probably come on Saturday when Bologna hosts Atalanta Bergamo (3 p.m.).