Manchester United s pricing for Zirkzee exposed! Zirkzee has insisted on transferring for the World Cup, and new buyers have emerged

Manchester United center Joshua Zirkzee has become a player that many teams are paying attention to because he may leave Old Trafford in January next year. Serie A teams such as Juventus, AC Milan, Como and Roma have expressed interest in him. Everton and West Ham United in the Premier League are also paying close attention, and Brighton has become the latest team to join the battle.

Last season, Zirkzee experienced a difficult start. He scored a goal as a substitute in his debut, but was questioned afterwards and was substituted before half-time of the game against Newcastle United. But with his own efforts, the 24-year-old Dutch forward finally ended the season with a better performance.

Unfortunately, Zirkzee is unable to continue this momentum. With the addition of new players and injuries, his future has become extremely uncertain. During the summer transfer window, Manchester United introduced three offensive players at high prices: Mateusz Cunha for 62.5 million pounds, Brian Mbeumo for 71 million pounds and Benjamin Sheshko for 85 million euros. The result was inevitable. Zirkzee's playing order dropped and his chances of playing became fewer and fewer.

Zirkzee has yet to start this season and has only played 82 minutes in all competitions. He only made four appearances as a substitute. Zirkzee was understandably unhappy with his position and he was omitted from the Dutch national team. In order to have a chance to participate in the World Cup next year, Zirkzee firmly stated that he hopes to leave Manchester United in the January winter window and go to other teams to find stable playing time.

It is reported that Zirkzee is eager to be selected for the Dutch team to participate in the World Cup, and in order to achieve this goal, he cannot sit on the bench. According to Premier League transfer expert Graeme Bailey, Brighton is the latest potential buyer. The team has helped another old Manchester United player Danny Welbeck rejuvenate his career.

It is understood that Manchester United hopes to get 35 million to 40 million euros if Zirkzee is sold, which means that the club will not lose money due to the signings two years ago.

Manchester United coach Amorim is believed to appreciate some of Zirkzee's characteristics and hopes to retain him. However, he positions the player as a substitute and can only be used as a rotation. For Zirkzee, that may not be enough to earn him a call-up from Ronald Koeman.

Of course, at the end of this year and the beginning of next year, Zirkzee will have a chance to get a certain opportunity. By then, Manchester United's Mbemo, Amad Diallo and Mazrawi will all participate in the African Cup of Nations and leave the team for at least half a month. Moreover, another event of the Red Devils, the FA Cup, will also start. By then, Amorim should give Zirkzee a certain amount of playing time at the 10th position. He still needs to compete with Cunha, Sheshko, Mason Mount and Kobe Maynor for the starting spot.

If Zirkzee cannot get enough playing time during the intensive schedule from Christmas to New Year's Day, then he will unswervingly request a transfer. Otherwise, his possibility of participating in the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup may be reduced to zero.

If Zirkzee eventually leaves Manchester United, he will become one of the players who cannot perform at Old Trafford. A recent study by the "CIES Football Observatory" showed that the Theater of Dreams has indeed become a black hole for players, and many players have devalued here.

Its data shows that the total valuation of Chelsea players has soared by more than 300 million pounds in the past year, reaching 1.56 billion pounds, surpassing Paris Saint-Germain (worth increased by 263 million pounds) and Frankfurt (255 million pounds), becoming the most successful transfer club in global football.

Compared with them, Manchester United players have depreciated a total of 327 million pounds, making them the worst team. Manchester City (-273 million pounds) and Real Madrid (-187 million pounds) ranked second and third. The total valuation of Manchester United's players ranks only seventh in the Premier League, with 711 million pounds, even behind Brighton.