The youngster appears to be on his way out of the club, with Parma reportedly winning the race for his signature.
Neither Bayern Munich nor Parma has announced anything official, but Joshua Zirkzee has told SportBild in Germany that the loan to Parma is all but done.
Joshua Zirkzee to Parma is a done deal. The player is now flying to Italy to complete a medical and sign his contract. Loan deal with €15m option to buy + 7.5% of a potential future sale [@FabrizioRomano] pic.twitter.com/B5NU7g5ED1
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) January 31, 2021
Bayern boss Hansi Flick had stated that the young striker could go out on loan but the deal was at risk of not being completed and SkyGermany confirmed that both parties did have a deadlock in negotiations.
According to reports, Bayern wanted to include a compulsory option to buy Zirkzee after the loan deal had expired. After lengthy talks, both sides came to an agreement to include a purchase option instead. Fabrizio Romano, an Italian transfer expert stated that the clause to purchase Zirkzee currently stands at €15 million.
Chris Richards joins Hoffenheim from Bayern Münich on loan, another MLS talent moving while Bryan Reynolds signs his contract as new AS Roma player. Richards deal: *no* buy option included, as per @Sky_MaxB. 🔴🇺🇸 #mls #bayern #hoffenheim @UCLonCBSSports
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 31, 2021
Despite nothing official, the youngster spoke to Germany’s Bild-Zeitung, and all but confirmed the deal and other sources are now viewing that as fact.
“It took a while, but I’m glad that it worked out in the end,” Zirkzee said, “I think that I’ll get the chance to develop myself further. Hopefully I can help the team.”
