The deal could lead to the Premier League and Serie A clubs helping each other.
Juventus are considering a swap deal for one of their summer signings with Manchester United, which would see one of Erik ten Hag’s last signings move to the Italian club.
Manchester United are in the midst of their worst season in the Premier League era and are currently in 13th place in the table, marginally closer to the relegation places than they are to the Champions League places.
In the winter window, Manchester United made two acquisitions with the signing of defenders Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven from Lecce and Arsenal respectively. Far less than the pundits thought before the window opened. When players also leak out, the impression becomes even stronger. Three players who went on loan for the second half of the season.
Marcus Rashford has moved to fellow Premier League club Aston Villa, while Antony left for La Liga club Real Betis and defender Tyrell Malacia returned to his native Netherlands to PSV Eindhoven.
Joshua Zirkzee moved to United from Bologna last summer for a transfer fee of £36.5 million, the jury is still out on whether it was a good deal.
Zirkzee has scored five goals in all competitions, including a goal in yesterday’s 2-1 FA Cup fourth-round win over Leicester City.
But the Dutchman suffered a low point when he was called out by some sections of the United support after being substituted after just 33 minutes following the 2-0 loss in December at Old Trafford to Newcastle United.
Since then, he has had a redemption of sorts, scoring the winning penalty in the 5-3 win over Arsenal last month in the FA Cup third round after a 1-1 draw. Tuttosport writes that Juventus are making a living from a swap deal with United for Zirkzee and offer midfielder Douglas Luiz in return.
The midfielder moved to Juventus from Aston Villa in last summer’s transfer window for an initial €50 million when the Premier League club needed to sell a key player to comply with profit and sustainability rules.
Luiz has made 20 appearances for the Bianconeri in all competitions since his move to Turin, but has struggled to make an impression on Thiago Motta’s side, who are currently 11 points behind Serie A leaders Napoli.
