{"id":268652,"date":"2025-01-13T04:32:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/juventus-eye-surprise-move-for-manchester-united-defender-amid-joshua-zirkzee-rumors\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:45","slug":"juventus-eye-surprise-move-for-manchester-united-defender-amid-joshua-zirkzee-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/juventus-eye-surprise-move-for-manchester-united-defender-amid-joshua-zirkzee-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Juventus eye surprise move for Manchester United defender amid Joshua Zirkzee rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4716538\" data-slug-id=\"2308311\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the Daily Star, Juventus have set their sights on Manchester United&#8217;s Tyrell Malacia. The Italian giants have been long linked with a move for Joshua Zirkzee, who arrived at Old Trafford from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/bologna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Bologna<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch striker had enjoyed great success under Thiago Motta at Bologna last season. With the Italian manager taking over at Turin last summer and Zirkzee struggling with the Red Devils, a reunion has been mooted for a while.<\/p>\n<p>However, it now appears that Juventus are eyeing Malacia as well. The Dutch left-back recently returned to action after an 18-month layoff due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Malacia has registered four appearances across competitions for Manchester United this season, all of which have been starts. He has even earned praise from new head coach Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>However, the Portuguese boss is trying to implement his 3-4-3 system at Old Trafford and the 25-year-old&#8217;s future remains uncertain. The Red Devils could invest in a specialist left-back this year, especially with Luke Shaw again sidelined with an injury.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/juventus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Juventus<\/a> are keeping tabs on the situation as they eye a replacement for Danilo. The Brazilian is expected to leave Turin at the end of this season and the Italian giants want Malacia to take his place.<\/p>\n<p>Juve are planning to take the Dutchman on loan in January and make his stay permanent at the end of the season. The player is under contract with Manchester United until 2026.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Will Joshua Zirkzee leave Manchester United to move to Juventus in 2025?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tyrell Malacia\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Tyrell Malacia\" src-low=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/28f9e-17360567709482-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201279%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Tyrell Malacia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Manchester United signed Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna in a reported \u00a336m deal last summer. However, the Dutchman has been a disappointment so far at Old Trafford. The 23-year-old has registered just four goals from 27 games for the Red Devils so far.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Juventus have struggled to score goals under Thiago Motta this season. They are fifth in the Serie A table after 18 games, already 12 points behind leaders Napoli, and believe the Dutch striker could solve their goalscoring woes.<\/p>\n<p>However, speaking recently as cited by GOAL, Juventus managing director Giuntoli remained coy about a possible move for Zirkzee.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Zirkzee? It is not appropriate to mention names but we are keeping an eye on any interesting opportunities,&#8221; said Giuntoli.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Dutchman is contracted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/manchester-united\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Manchester United<\/a> until 2029, but the Red Devils could let him leave for a proper fee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Samya Majumdar<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\nvar pixelID = \"952063904834769\";\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? \nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, \ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', pixelID); \nfbq('track', \"PageView\");\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel);\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel);\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/rumor-juventus-eye-surprise-move-manchester-united-defender-amid-joshua-zirkzee-rumors-reports\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] According to the Daily Star, Juventus have set their sights on Manchester United&#8217;s Tyrell Malacia. 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