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Manchester United s plan to sell Zirkzee is exposed, Roma wants to package him and Sancho! The summer window can sign Semenjo for 50 million

12:07pm, 23 November 2025【Football】

Italian media revealed that Serie A championship team Roma is still working hard to bring in Joshua Zirkzee from Manchester United, and may also consider buying Sancho again! However, the latter is not something that Roma and Manchester United have the final say on. It needs the consent of Aston Villa and Sancho before it can finally be realized.

Zirkzee has not started for Manchester United this season, and Benjamin Sheshko's injury may provide him with more opportunities to play. However, the possibility of the 24-year-old Dutch forward leaving the Red Devils is still very high. The African Cup of Nations may delay his transfer, but it is not an obstacle, because the winter transfer window is still open after the African Cup, and Ruben Amorim can agree to Zirkzee's transfer after the team has passed the period of incomplete personnel.

Roma is currently the team Zirkzee is most likely to join. They are ranked in the top three in Serie A and have a chance to compete with Inter Milan and Naples for the championship. New coach Gasperini is eager to get a new forward. The current players in the team, Artem Dovbeck and Evan Ferguson, who are on loan from Brighton, have disappointed the old coach.

Dean Jones, the Premier League transfer expert of "TEAMtalk", said that Zirkzee's transfer depends on the timing and transaction model. Roma want a loan move, while Manchester United want a permanent transfer. A deal similar to Napoli's for Rasmus Hoylund could end up being reached.

Italy's "Total Market Network" stated that both Roma and Manchester United are willing to make concessions and include a buyout clause in Zirkzee's loan. Like Naples, once the "Red Wolves" qualify for the Champions League next season, Zirkzee must be compulsorily bought out.

The last time Roma entered the Champions League was in 2018, but this season the team has good momentum and once topped the Serie A standings. They are very interested in Manchester United players, not only Zirkzee, but also interested in Sancho, who missed out in the summer window! Roma had hoped to buy Sancho for 20 million euros this summer, but the player refused. Sancho chose to rent out Villa at the buzzer, but his development in Emery's team has not been ideal. He has made zero starts in the Premier League so far, and once came on as a substitute in the first half and was replaced in the second half.

There is news that Sancho may be transferred again in January. Manchester United naturally hopes so. This is the last chance to sell him before the contract expires. Roma still need a left-winger, and Gasperini originally hoped to strengthen this position in the summer by bringing in Sancho, Manchester City's Claudio Echeverry or Chelsea's Tyrique George, but in the end all failed to do so.

There are currently no relevant details about what conditions Roma can offer Sancho. They are also considering using Tottenham's Matthias Tell to fill the vacancy on the left wing. If Sancho remains at Villa this season, Manchester United have decided not to use the one-year priority extension clause in his contract and will allow him to move on a free transfer next summer, when Roma may also continue to compete.

If Zirkzee is sold, Manchester United will consider introducing other forwards to compete with Sheshko. According to recent rumors, Borussia Dortmund's Adeyemi and Gilasi, Jeddah Nacional's Ivan Toney and Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo, among others, have all been linked with the Red Devils. Among them, Tony is extremely eager to return to the Premier League. According to TEAMtalk, in order to achieve this goal, he is willing to accept a salary cut in half to a weekly salary of 200,000 pounds.

Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed that the contract between Bournemouth and the 25-year-old Ghana forward stipulates that the release clause of the January winter window is 65 million pounds, but it will be reduced to 50 million pounds next summer. Semenyo scored 6 goals and had 3 assists in the Premier League this season, but he missed this round of the Premier League due to injury and Bournemouth could only draw 2-2 with West Ham United.