Seria A teams set to fight over Manchester United striker.

In the summer, two Seria A teams had a lot of the transfer rumours surrounding them, especially around strikers. This was AS Roma and AC Milan who both had new coaches and where looking to compete for the title. Gian Peiro Gasperini and Max Allegri both wanted new strikers to help them compete.

A swap deal was rumoured heavily between the two teams which would have seen Artem Dovybk sign for AC Milan and Santiago Giminez sign for Roma. This deal however, never eventuated as the two clubs signed new strikers. AS Roma got their hands on Evan Ferguson from Brighton and AC Milan signed Christopher Nkunku from Chelsea.

Never signing has shown enough to label them a success or failure yet both teams need more goals. This is why they are both linked to making another signing. This would be Joshua Zirkzee from Manchester United who has struggled in England. Zirkzee has previously succeeded in Seria A with Bologna.

This is why Sky Sports reports via Sacha Tavolieri that he could move to either of these teams on a loan deal. However, their is still some issues around Zirkzee wage. When Zirkzee moved to United he earned a major pay rise due to a number of reasons, including the bigger TV rights deal in English football.

This means that neither AS Roma or AC Milan can think about bringing him in for this price. It would be unreasonable for either team to pay that price for a player of his quality in Seria A. However, Zirkzee and his team would like a move back to Seria A and will take a pay cut to make it happen.