Manchester United are interested in Joshua Zirkzee (Picture: Getty)
Dwight Yorke has labelled Manchester United’s interest in Joshua Zirkzee as ‘baffling’ and urged the club to turn their attention to another Euro 2024 star.
United are looking to add firepower up front to support Rasmus Hojlund and help fill the void left by the departure of Anthony Martial.
Zirkzee has emerged as a potential target after an impressive season at Bologna last year saw him notch up 11 goals in Serie A to help the club secure a fifth-place finish and qualification for the Champions League next term.
The 23-year-old, who received a late call-up to the Dutch Euro 2024 squad, is available for €40 million (£34m) this summer due to a release clause in his deal with the Italian side.
However, Yorke believes that Zirkzee’s age and experience make him too similar to Hojlund and has urged Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS to instead look at Germany’s Niclas Fullkrug who scored in his nation’s 5-1 win against Scotland.
‘Names like Joshua Zirkzee being linked to Man United is baffling,’ the former United striker told Best Payout Online Slots.
‘They need a player who can definitely score goals and knows how to play in the Premier League. Why would you need 23-year-old Zirkzee, when you have 21-year-old Rasmus Hojlund already at the club?
Dwight York has told United to instead go after Niclas Fuellkrug (Picture: Getty)
‘Erik ten Hag needs an experienced man at striker alongside Hojlund, as he obviously struggled towards the end of last season.
‘Niclas Fullkrug is one of those experienced strikers who has been smashing in the goals lately. But, he needs to be the right character.
‘To be at Man United, you need to show resilience and not a weak mentality, that’s what Sir Alex Ferguson was good at finding.
‘That’s why I think Hojlund needs to grow up very quickly, the honeymoon period is over for him and if he doesn’t hit the ground running next season, he will come under a lot of scrutiny. You have to be a man to play at Man United.’
Reports have suggested that Zirkzee favours staying in Serie A for another season, with AC Milan another club interested in signing the Dutch striker.
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