{
  "id": 3898760,
  "title": "‘In the last 24 hours’: Confidence now growing between all parties over Man Utd deal after calls this week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/in-the-last-24-hours-confidence-now-growing-between-all-parties-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T05:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/last-24-hours-confidence-now-052000971.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the last 24 hours, confidence has notably increased among all parties regarding a potential deal for Man Utd forward Joshua Zirkzee, according to Fiorentina. The Italian club is eager to finalize an agreement swiftly, anticipating that other teams may also show interest. Zirkzee was contacted by La Viola towards the beginning of the week, who presented him with a proposal that seemed to appeal to him, as he had previously expressed a preference for returning to Serie A. Although Aston Villa and other Premier League clubs had shown interest in the Dutch international, Villa's focus on Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson meant they were unlikely to pursue Zirkzee any further. Michael Carrick's decision to exclude Zirkzee from playing last Saturday's season opener against Hull City suggests that he may continue to have a reduced role under the manager. Although Champions League football could potentially offer Zirkzee more opportunities, the return of Marcus Rashford means the former Bayern Munich player still faces competition for playing time. It is expected that Zirkzee's move to Fiorentina will be on a season-long loan, with the option for the Italian club to make the deal permanent. Additionally, Fiorentina will pay a £4.2 million loan fee to Manchester United. There have been suggestions that INEOS might attempt to sign a striker if Zirkzee were to leave, but they are running out of time to finalize a deal and have not been reliably linked with any centre-forwards.",
  "summary": "Fiorentina’s confidence in getting a deal over the line for Joshua Zirkzee has increased significantly ‘in the last 24 hours’.As per Ben Jacobs (via The United Stand), Fiorentina are keen to get...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}