{"id":343007,"date":"2025-12-30T15:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/343007\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T15:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:26:10","slug":"man-utd-transfer-news-agreement-reached-and-zirkzee-decision-made-football-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/343007\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfer news: Agreement reached and Zirkzee decision made | Football | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> marked a triumphant return to form with a win against Newcastle on Friday evening<\/a>. The victory saw the Red Devils close in on third-placed Liverpool<\/a>, now just three points adrift. The match was a gritty affair, with Patrick Dorgu’s sublime volley proving decisive against the Magpies. In the absence of captain Bruno Fernandes<\/a>, Ruben Amorim<\/a> opted for a rarely-seen back four formation.<\/p>\n

Around the hour mark, the game saw a shake-up as Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee were brought into play. Here, we take a look at all the latest United transfer news ahead of the January window opening and the upcoming match against Wolves<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joshua Zirkzee makes transfer decision<\/p>\n

Zirkzee landed in Manchester in the summer of 2024, marking the first signing under new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe<\/a>. Erik ten Hag<\/a> was at the helm when he transferred from Bologna.<\/p>\n

Despite his \u00a336.5million price tag, Zirkzee struggled to make his mark under Ten Hag and has had limited opportunities off the bench under Amorim, managing just one assist this season.<\/p>\n

With fresh forwards joining the squad over the summer, speculation began to swirl about a possible exit for Zirkzee, but no move materialised. As the January transfer window looms, rumours continue to circulate, with recent reports suggesting that Zirkzee has reached a decision regarding his future.<\/p>\n

La Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a> claim that Zirkzee has reached an agreement to sign with Roma, a club that has consistently been linked with the Dutch striker.<\/p>\n

The forward has purportedly engaged in talks with Roma’s sporting director, Ricky Massara, and secured reassurances from boss Gian Piero Gasparini regarding his integration into their system.<\/p>\n

Agreement reached on new deal<\/p>\n

While the men’s squad appears to be bracing for Zirkzee’s exit, positive developments have emerged on the women’s side. Japanese international Hinata Miyazawa has signed a fresh contract with United, tying her to the club through to 2029.<\/p>\n

The midfielder, who arrived in Manchester two years previously, proved instrumental in the club’s Women’s FA Cup triumph during the 2023\/24 season. She remains a regular fixture in her national team setup.<\/p>\n

Matt Johnson, Director of Women’s Football at United, commented: “We are really excited to have Hinata extend her time at Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“She has become a critical component to the way we play. Her footballing intelligence and technical ability enables her and the team to control and dictate play from central areas.”<\/p>\n

Miyazawa added: “I am really enjoying playing football at Manchester United and I am really happy to be continuing my journey here.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United marked a triumphant return to form with a win against Newcastle on Friday evening. The victory…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343008,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,784,1577,42518,42520,1441,451,101,56,54,55,133008],"class_list":["post-343007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-joshua-zirkzee","tag-man-utd","tag-man-utd-news","tag-man-utd-transfer-news","tag-manchester-united-fc","tag-ruben-amorim","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-zirkzee-transfer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}