JAKARTA - Manchester United will postpone a decision on Joshua Zirkzee's future until the end of the January 2026 transfer window.
According to ESPN, the reason is that Ruben Amorim's squad lacks players due to injuries and the departure of players to defend their respective countries in the 2025 African Cup of Nations.
Amorim's options are further limited by the loss of Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui who went to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as an ever-growing injury list including Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo.
No wonder, the Manchester United coach had to give senior debuts to 18-year-old players, Jack Fletcher and Shea Lacey, in the 1-2 defeat against Aston Villa on Sunday, December 21, 2025, as well as using defender Lisandro Martínez as an emergency midfielder in the second half.
Zirkzee, who has struggled to get consistent playing time so far this season, is being courted by West Ham and AS Roma.
AC Milan also had an eye on the Dutch player before turning their attention to West Ham's German striker, Niclas Fullkrug.
However, Manchester United have not received contact from any club.
Zirkzee - who is valued at around £30.5m by Manchester United - will consider any offers that come in by January 2025.
The 24-year-old realises that he needs to play more often to break into the Netherlands squad ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
However, Manchester United are concerned that their squad is already thin and have stressed to Zirkzee and his representatives that he remains an important part of Amorim's squad even if he is not always a starter.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are still competing to get Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. The winger has a release clause of 65 million pounds (about Rp1.4 trillion) which applies to the first 10 days of the January 2026 transfer window.
The 25-year-old is also wanted by Manchester City. All interested clubs are waiting for the winger to show his preference before contacting Bournemouth.
Semenyo's release will take effect again in the summer at a reduced fee, but there is a growing feeling that he will choose to leave Vitality Stadium next month.
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