Manchester United strike deal for first signing under Sir Jim Ratcliffe: report

Manchester United have completed a deal for the first signing of the Sir Jim Ratcliffe era.The petrochemicals mogul and lifelong Red Devils fan struck a deal for a minority stake in the club earlier this year, assembling his backroom team in the first few months of his tenure. Omar Berrada joined from Manchester City, Jason Wilcox from Southampton and Dan Ashworth from Newcastle United.With Erik ten Hag now confirmed to stay on as manager, his first new recruit looks set to be lined up as Manchester United look to rebuild their squad. Erik ten Hag remains Manchester United manager (Image credit: Alamy)Italian outlet Corriere di Bologna have reported that Joshua Zirkzee is "increasingly moving towards" the 20-time English champions and United have reportedly "reached an agreement" with agent Kia Joorabchian over a €15m agent fee.The Ten Hag have reportedly called the Bologna star in person to convince his compatriot to come to Old Trafford, with Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reporting via Sports witness on the club's appeal and resistance in meeting Joorabchian's demands.VIDEO Why you finally saw the real England v Slovenia (for about 2 minutes)Four Four Two are reluctant to believe a deal has been struck yet, simply because no major Italian outfit have reported on it – but it appears many of the terms and conditions of a potential transfer have already been met.The best features, fun and football quizzes straight to your inbox every week.This could be transformative for United's attack, giving them the option of using the Netherlands international - who is currently away at Euro 2024 - as a rotation option alongside Rasmus Hojlund or a shadow striker to play behind the Dane . Joshua Zirkzee looks destined for United (Image credit: Getty Images)Gazzetta dello Sport say Milan - Zirkzee's other main suitors - are now looking at alternatives, despite the 23-year-old former Bayern Munich striker's €40m release clause kicking in today.Zirkzee is valued at 50 million euros by Transfermarkt. More Manchester United storiesA Manchester United defender is set to move to Serie A with interest appearing, while a replacement is said to be in talks to join. Dwight Yorke has promoted a shock move for a Liverpool starwhile Jadon Sancho could be on the verge of a surprise transfer. In the meantime, United home kit has been released. window.reliableConsentGiven.then(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ;if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '230404523817416'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); })

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