Next striker option? BVB monitor Joshua Zirkzee's situation | OneFootball

It will likely still be a few weeks before a final decision is made. But because it currently looks very much as though Serhou Guirassy wants to take on a new challenge this summer after two years at Borussia Dortmund, BVB are already sounding out the domestic and international striker market in search of a replacement.

While Fisnik Asllani of TSG Hoffenheim has long been considered a leading candidate, though he is also attracting interest elsewhere, BVB are also said to be looking at Nick Woltemade, whose time at Newcastle United is currently no longer going entirely smoothly. Signing the Germany international striker would hardly be financially feasible, if at all, except perhaps on loan, but Dortmund are said to be keeping an eye on Woltemade’s situation.

Four interested clubs from Italy

The same apparently also applies to another forward currently under contract in the Premier League who has a Bundesliga past. According to the portal Teamtalk, BVB, along with Bayer Leverkusen, are one of the German clubs interested in Joshua Zirkzee, for whom Manchester United paid FC Bologna the equivalent of more than €40 million in the summer of 2024, but who has been unable to justify that investment. This season, the 24-year-old Dutchman has managed just two goals in 20 competitive appearances, with Zirkzee starting only four times for the Red Devils.

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Man United have now already informed Zirkzee and his representatives that they are open to a transfer in the summer. Following his successful spell in Italy, the former Bayern Munich youth player is attracting interest above all in Serie A. Juventus, Atalanta, AS Roma, and Como 1907 are all said to be considering a move for Zirkzee.

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