Joshua Zirkzee arrived in England before making a £34 million deal to join Manchester United.
Fresh from Euro 2024 semi-final woe against England, giant Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee has clinched a big-money move to Old Trafford
Zirkzee was seen arriving at Manchester airport
He is expected to sign a five-year contract following his medical
The Dutch forward will have a test tomorrow before signing a five-year deal.
The Dutch player, who is 6 feet 4 inches tall, played his first game for Holland in their 2-1 quarterfinal win over Turkey at the Euros.
On Wednesday night, he came on just after Ollie Watkins scored the game-winning goal for England in the 90th minute.
As they talked after the game, Three Lions and Red Devils player Kobbie Mainoo seemed to be making him feel right at home at his new club.
With his move from Bologna, the 23-year-old will be able to forget about how bad it felt to lose.
He has now been seen getting to Manchester Airport before his medical.
With 11 goals in 34 Serie A games, he helped them finish fifth in the league and get into the Champions League.
The club announced that Ruud van Nistelrooy will be back at Old Trafford as part of Erik ten Hag’s new coaching staff. He will be working with one of United’s all-time top scorers.
Rene Hake, who used to coach the Go Ahead Eagles, and Van Nistelrooy will work as his helpers. Mitchell van der Gaag and Benni McCarthy will not be coaching.
United fans will treat Van Nistelrooy like a hero because he scored 150 goals in 219 games from 2001 to 2006 and won the Premier League and an FA Cup.
He also has an award from winning the League Cup in 2005–2006, even though he did not play in the end.
They both signed two-year deals that will end in 2026, when Ten Hag’s current deal ends.
Ten Hag said, “I am so glad Rene and Ruud agreed to join our project. They will bring a lot of new energy, experience, and knowledge to the team.”
“It is time to bring in new coaches because we want to build on what we have done in the last two years and go to the next level.”
Steve McClaren, who used to lead England, has kept his job, and Darren Fletcher, who is no longer Technical Director since Jason Wilcox took over, has also been kept on.
Sporting Director of United, Dan Ashworth, said, “Together with Erik, we are working to strengthen all areas of our men’s first team operations. Bringing in new coaches is an important part of that.”
“I am happy to see Ruud back at the club where he had so much success as a player. I am sure that he and Rene will help us keep up the winning attitude and high standards we want to achieve.”