Joshua Zirkzee has been told there may be ‘no likelihood’ he will probably be allowed to depart Manchester United within the January transfer window.
Zirkzee, a £36.5million from Bologna in the summertime of 2024, has not began a single Premier League match under Ruben Amorim this season.
The forward has been limited to simply 90 minutes of motion across five substitute appearances with United’s lack of European football this season severely limiting his game time.
Kobbie Mainoo finds himself in an analogous situation, one other still to start out a Premier League match this term with each players keen to explore a loan move away the transfer window reopens in January.
Each players are desperate for game time to make sure they’re a part of the England and Netherlands squads heading to the World Cup next summer.
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United are determined to carry onto Mainoo and have relayed a similarly firm message to Zirkzee, telling the Dutchman he’s going nowhere, The Sun report.
Roma are amongst the edges fascinated about offering the 24-year-old a route back to Italy while West Ham United and Everton have been credited with interest within the Premier League.
But with United set to lose Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo to the Africa Cup of Nations in January, they will not be willing to part with any attacking options.
Diallo and Mbeumo will represent Ivory Coast and Cameroon respectively on the competition within the Recent 12 months with Noussair Mazraoui also set to hitch up with Morocco.
Zirkzee might be given probabilities to force his way back into the side of their absence.
Nonetheless, Dutch legend Rudd Gullit is keen to see his countryman return to Serie A.
‘I believe from my standpoint that he must have stayed in Italy, because he was really striving,’ Gullit recently told Metro.
‘He was really doing well at Bologna, and I used to be hoping that he would go to Milan. I believe that as soon as he went to Manchester United, it was the improper decision.
‘I mean, for a number of players, moving to Manchester United has been the improper decision. And whoever leaves them, plays well in all places around Europe. I just hope that there’s an answer for him.
‘Return to Italy on loan when you can. Just play football. He’s player. But in the mean time, it’s difficult at Manchester United. They found a bit of form previously couple of weeks, and I hope for Manchester United that they proceed that. Because Manchester United is sweet for the Premier League as well.’
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