Manchester United are in talks to recruit Joshua Zirkzee, but the newest rumors suggest they may have to pay £68 million to do so.

According to today’s edition of La Gazzetta Dello Sport (news image provided below), since Bologna overcame Inter Milan in the San Siro in the Coppa Italia last month, everyone is ‘wild’ about Zirkzee, who set up both goals in the win over the Nerazzurri.

According to a Milan-based news source, in addition to Italian clubs, Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in signing the Dutch center striker.

The 22-year-old has a release clause of 40 million euros, but it is only available to his former club, Bayern Munich. For others, the cost is twofold.

Bologna wants to keep him and has set a massive price tag of 80 million euros (£68 million) on a player they signed for only 8.5 million euros.

Gazzetta claim. Manchester United spent 80 million euros to sign Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta during the last summer transfer window.

As a result, Rossoblu technical director Giovanni Sartori ‘uses Hojlund as a precedent’ and requests the same pay for Joshua Zirkzee.

According to GdS, Arsenal is willing to offer 50 million euros (£43 million) to sign the forward for the upcoming season.

Manchester United have watched the youngster, who has 8 goals this season, and see him as another ‘Italian coup’.