Aston Villa will attempt to sign Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee if the ambitious English club qualifies for the Champions League. The Italian brings that news Bologna Sports News out on Wednesday. The Villans In that case, they will have to pay their way, as the number four in Serie A is betting on an amount between 60 and 70 million euros, while Zirkzee himself demands a salary of just over 4 million euros net per year.

Next Bologna Sports News also writes Il Resto del Carlino, one of the oldest newspapers from Bologna, about Aston Villa's interest in Zirkzee. Monchi, the sporting director of the club from Birmingham, is very charmed by the 22-year-old striker from Schiedam. Zirkzee is still attached to Bologna until mid-2026.

Aston Villa must first qualify for the billion-dollar ball in order to make the major investment in Zirkzee. The current number five in the Premier League already spent 111 million euros on reinforcements last summer. Moussa Diaby, the historic record purchase who came over from Bayer Leverkusen for 55 million euros, may have to relinquish his honorable title to Zirkzee after just one year.

Aston Villa is currently fifth in the Premier League. A final ranking among the top four clubs guarantees a place in the group stage of the Champions League. Tottenham Hotspur is Aston Villa's biggest competitor for the remainder of the season.

Kia Joorabchian (Sports Invest UK ltd), Zirkzee's agent, is said to have made his client's financial wishes known to Aston Villa's club management. Zirkzee was previously linked to AC Milan, Juventus, Arsenal and Manchester United, among others.

Zirkzee has been playing for Bologna since the summer of 2022, which took him over from Bayern Munich for 8.5 million euros. The youth international of the Dutch national team is now Transfer market worth about 40 million euros. Der Rekordmeister could possibly buy him back from Bologna through a buyback clause, but all parties are not keen on that for the time being.

The 1.93 meter tall Zirkzee finally shows again at Bologna why he was so praised during his youth training at Feyenoord and Bayern Munich. The counter now stands at 53 official matches on behalf of the surprise of this Serie A season, in which Zirkzee scored 13 goals and 8 assists.

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