Joshua Zirkzee is having a tough time at Manchester United, hasn’t managed to become a regular starter, and is starting to regret his choice.

He picked them over a few clubs, including a pair of Serie A ones, Calciomercato relays.

The Red Devils paid €36M for the striker, spending a little more than his release clause to obtain easier payment structure. He has scored just once in 11 appearances. He has started four times in the Premier League.

Zirkzee would be happy to return to Serie A, even as soon as in the next window. It remains to be seen whether Manchester United agree with that and would be open to a departure on an initial loan.

Juventus are in the hunt for a striker and would like to sign somebody with his traits. He blossomed under Thiago Motta at Bologna. Milan came the closest to signing him last summer, but the deal collapsed over the requests by his entourage. It appears that they have moved on completely.

He didn’t land in the easiest situation, plus he faces significant competition, and his peculiar style takes some getting used to by coaches and teammates. A winter transfer would be stunning, but you never know. The Bianconeri need another center-forward, but it’d be rich to address that with somebody of his caliber. If he doesn’t turn things around, he’ll be a prominent target for the Old Lady if they don’t reach an agreement with Dusan Vlahovic and put him on sale. Instead, he wouldn’t be a great fit next to Alvaro Morata at Milan should they not keep Abraham.

There is “a very strong possibility” that Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold could complete a move to Real Madrid in January, according to a former scout.

Alexander-Arnold is out of contract at the end of the season along with Mohamed Salah and captain Virgil van Dijk, with the latter announcing yesterday that he had begun discussions over a new deal.

Speculation surrounding Alexander-Arnold’s future has mostly pointed to the England international seeing his future away from Anfield amid interest from La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.

There have been rumours that Liverpool ‘already know’ that Alexander-Arnold will be leaving and that he could leave for as little as €8m-10m in the January transfer window as the Reds look to avoid losing him for nothing in the summer.

And now former Manchester United, Tottenham and Aston Villa scout Mick Brown claims that he’s heard the Liverpool defender “wants to go to Real Madrid” and that a January deal could be on the cards.

“I’m told he wants to go to Madrid,” Brown told Football Insider. “From the player’s point of view, a move to Real Madrid will always appeal.

“The manager there already knows him from his days on Merseyside. And if his contract situation is such that it allows him to explore a deal in January, I’ve heard there’s a very strong possibility that move will happen.

“If you took Real Madrid out of the equation, any talk over his exit would be a non-story. Liverpool don’t want him to go and he wouldn’t want to move.

“But you throw Madrid into the running and all of a sudden it all changes.

“I fully expect that move to happen, and as much as Liverpool will want him to stay, turning down the chance to become a Galactico at Madrid would be too much to ask.”

Nigeria striker Isaac Success is thrilled by his transfer to United Arab Emirate side Al Wasl SC after two months in the labour market, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

The 28-year-old parted ways with Udinese on August 27, 2024, after the Serie A modest side terminated his contract with them by mutual consent.

He was unveiled by the Dubai-based Emirati professional football team on Saturday, who announced the signing in a statement on their official Instagram account.

It reads, “Al Wasl announced the signing of Nigerian striker Isaac Success, 28 years old, who previously played for Italy’s Udinese, as a foreign player to strengthen the team’s lineup for the 2024-2025 season. Success brings extensive experience from European football, having played for clubs like Udinese in Italy, Granada FC and Málaga FC in Spain, and Watford in England. He also shined with the Nigerian national team, earning the top goal scorer title at the U-17 Africa Cup and winning the U-17 World Cup in 2013.”

A notable striker at the international U-17 level for Nigeria, Success has laced his boots for Watford, Malaga, and Udinese, where he mustered four goals in 79 appearances between 2021, when he signed a three-year contract, and 2024.

The 28-year-old will look to rekindle his career at his new club, a part of the multi-sports club Al Wasl SC located in Zabeel, where they play their home matches at Zabeel Stadium.

They are among the most successful clubs in the UAE and Dubai, winning eight league titles since their establishment.