- Arsenal favourites to land Zirkzee
- Man Utd likely to miss out on transfer
- AC Milan and Juventus interested
GettyWhy Arsenal hold key advantage over Man Utd & Serie A clubs in pursuit of Bologna hitman Joshua Zirkzee - explained

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✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.

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✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The 22-year-old Dutch forward netted 11 goals and provided five assists in 34 Serie A games in the current season and played a crucial role in Bologna securing a Champions League slot. His impressive show for Thiago Motta's side has caught the eyes of Premier League giants Arsenal, United, Juventus and AC Milan.
Getty ImagesTHE EXPLANATION
However, Team Talk reports that the Gunners are the current frontrunners to secure the Netherlands international's signature in the summer. The Rossoblu reportedly set the player's price tag at €70 million (£60m/$76m) which effectively rules out Milan and the Bianconeri. The Red Devils, on the other hand, could find it difficult to convince the player to head to Old Trafford as he would like to play in the Champions League next season. With United already out of the Premier League top-four race, the only options that remain open for the striker are staying at his current club or joining Mikel Arteta's side.
WHAT THIAGO MOTTA SAID
Motta is known to be an admirer of the young attacker as he once claimed that the Dutchman reminded him of his former team-mate and legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho.
Speaking to Sky Sport Italia, Motta said: "He said that his idols are [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic and [Gabriel] Batistuta, who are two excellent players, but, seeing him day to day, he reminds me of the Ronaldinho I played with at Barcelona. But I cannot compare him to anyone. He is just Joshua, and he is special."
GettyWHAT NEXT FOR JOSHUA ZIRKZEE?
The former Bayern Munich player will be next seen in action for his club on May 20 against Juventus in a Serie A clash at home.
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