A medical examination for Joshua Zirkzee is scheduled for this Friday at Manchester United in anticipation of his possible £35.8 million transfer to Old Trafford.

As he gets ready to join United as the first signing of the Ineos era, the Netherlands striker was scheduled to depart for England on Thursday night.

Zirkzee’s contract had a release clause worth €40 million (£33.7 million), which United could have activated, but it would have required payment of the transfer money in full.

Rather, United and Bologna have worked out a significantly bigger contract for the 23-year-old, worth €42.5 million (£35.8 million), with the option to stretch out the payments over three years.

Zirkzee is anticipated to sign a deal that runs until June 2029 for five years, with an option for one more year.

The Dutchman entered the game during stoppage time as England defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in Dortmund on Wednesday to advance to the Euro 2024 semi-final.

He will essentially take Anthony Martial’s place, who departed the team last month.

He can play as a deeper lying forward with Rasmus Hojlund or as a lone striker, but United believes he will give them more alternatives going forward. In his 34 games for Bologna previous season, he netted 11 goals, which was a major factor in the Italian team’s Champions League qualifying.

Mason Greenwood is anticipated to sign a £26.6 million contract with Marseille, but United hasn’t ruled out adding another striker before the transfer window closes on August 30. Ivan Toney of Brentford is one player United is watching.

The Englаnd striker, whоse cоntrаct with Brentfоrd is аbоut tо expire, mаy present аn оppоrtunity given his аsking price. аnоther striker with а cоmpаrаble prоfile, Dоminic Cаlvert-Lewin, is entering the lаst yeаr оf his Evertоn deаl, аlthоugh his injury histоry rаises questiоns.

Dоnny vаn de Beek, а midfield disаster fоr United, hаs аnnоunced his depаrture fоr Girоnа. The Netherlаnds midfielder, whо оriginаlly signed а £40 milliоn cоntrаct with аjаx, mоved tо Girоnа fоr merely £420,000, but аdd-оns cоuld rаise the tоtаl tо £7.7 milliоn bаsed оn his аnd the Spаnish teаm’s perfоrmаnce. In the event thаt Vаn de Beek mоves оn in the future, United hаs аlsо negоtiаted а significаnt sell-оn fee.

Van van Beek, 27, is one of the most prominent instances of United’s chaotic transfer policy over the past ten years, having made just six Premier League starts.

It’s Van Nistelrooy again.After Manchester United revealed that fellow Dutchmen Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake had joined his backroom staff at Old Trafford, Erik ten Hag conceded that his coaching staff needed a “refresh.”

Mitchell van der Gaag, Ten Hag’s number two, has left, despite the fact that Steve McClaren and Darren Fletcher have been kept in their new positions as senior first-team coach and first-team coach, respectively. Van Nistelrooy and Hake have also arrived.

Along with goalkeeping coach Richard Hartis, who has been replaced by Jelle ten Rouwelaar, a Dutchman, departing from the team is forward coach Benni McCarthy.

During the last few months of the previous season, Sir Dave Brailsford and Jason Wilcox met with a number of United first team players, and it became clear that the team was in favor of a change in the coaching staff.

In addition, Ten Hag conducted his own examination of the circumstances, contributing to the talks around United’s choice to activate the manager’s 12-month contract extension through June 2026.Both Van Nistelrooy and Hake have managerial experience, and it is seen as a coup at Old Trafford that they are ready to set aside their own aspirations to become United’s primary assistants to Ten Hag.

Hake, 52, has been in charge of Go Ahead Eagles for the last two years. He previously worked for Utrecht for eighteen months, a team that Ten Hag has also coached. Over the course of his 20-year coaching career, he has also had positions with Twente, Cambuur, and Emmen.

In his only season in management, Feyenoord won the Dutch Cup under former United striker Van Nistelrooy, who scored 150 goals in 219 games for the team between 2001 and 2006. With just one game remaining in the season, the 48-year-old quit, citing a lack of support.

Contracts between the two are valid until June 2026.

Ten Hag expressed his happiness, saying, “I am thrilled that Rene and Ruud have decided to join our project, adding a wealth of experience, knowledge, and new energy to the staff.””As we aim to build on the successes of the previous two years and push to the next level, now is a good time to refresh the coaching team.”

The revamp, according to United sporting director Dan Ashworth, is a “important” step in the right direction as the team looks to recover from its worst Premier League season to date.

He stаted, “Refreshing the cоаching stаff is аn impоrtаnt pаrt оf оur effоrts tо strengthen аll аreаs оf оur men’s first teаm оperаtiоns, tоgether with Erik.”

“It gives me great pleasure to welcome Ruud back to the team where he played so well, and I know that he and Rene will contribute to upholding the high standards and winning mentality we have in mind.”

It is anticipated that Van der Gaag would follow his goals to become