Joshua Zirkzee: The Transfer Saga and Bologna's Latest Signing

2023-12-22 21:57:00

Arriving in Bologna in 2022, Joshua Zirkzee could, however, have already left the Serie A resident last summer.

In fact, according to information from Het Parool, the 22-year-old Dutch striker was in the sights of Ajax Amsterdam. End, at least of Sven Mislintat, now former sporting director of the Eredivisie cador. The Batavian media writes in its columns that the German leader had pushed hard to sign Joshua Zirkzee but that his colleagues, Jan van Halst, Cees van Oevelen and Maurice Steijn, had, however, decided otherwise. In total disagreement, the Ajacides then opted for Georges Mikautadze and Chuba Akpom. If the last city is doing rather well, this is not really the case for the former RFC Seraing striker. It is even said that the Georgian international could already leave rival Feyenoord to return, on loan, to FC Metz. A return to Lorraine which could therefore allow him to regain his feelings. A dream that literally turned into a nightmare for the Lyonnais.

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This season, Joshua Zirkzee has scored eight goals and provided four assists in eighteen matches in all competitions. Its value has recently increased from thirteen to thirty million euros. The leaders of Bologna were therefore right in signing the man who had made the heyday of Sporting Anderlecht before finally making his return to Serie A. A championship that he already knew having played there with Parma.