Fiorentina Pursue Zirkzee as Kean Nears Como Move

Fiorentina are reshaping their attack, and the picture is getting clearer by the day. Moise Kean is closing in on a move to Como, and La Viola know they cannot let the window close without a proper replacement through the door.

Zirkzee tops Fiorentina shortlist – but price bites

The search has led them to two familiar names: Beto and Joshua Zirkzee. Both are on the radar, but Zirkzee is understood to be the preferred option inside the club.

That preference runs straight into a hard financial wall.

Reports relayed by Sport Witness claim Manchester United want around £25–30 million for the Dutch forward. For Fiorentina, that figure changes the whole equation. It pushes the deal into a bracket that risks blowing up their budget, especially when Beto is thought to be available for around £21.4–25m and on significantly lower wages.

On paper, Beto brings a more established Premier League record. The 26‑year‑old has produced 20 goals and one assist in 98 league appearances. Zirkzee, three years younger, has five goals and three assists from 56 games in England since his move in 2024.

Age and upside sit with Zirkzee. Cost and current output lean towards Beto. That is the tension Fiorentina’s hierarchy are wrestling with.

Reduced role at United fuels exit talk

The situation at Old Trafford is not calming the noise. Michael Carrick left Zirkzee out of the squad for United’s season opener away to Hull City last Saturday. One decision, but a loud one. It only intensified questions around the striker’s future.

Zirkzee has already endured a heavily reduced role over the past year. United’s absence from European competition and early exits from domestic cups shrank his minutes even further. This season, Champions League qualification should, in theory, open more doors for rotation and game time.

Reality may be harsher.

He still faces a fight for every appearance, particularly with Marcus Rashford reintegrated and able to play across the entire frontline. The pathway to becoming a regular starter remains crowded.

Juventus lurking as Serie A battle brews

Fiorentina’s challenge does not end with United’s price tag. They also know Juventus are in the frame and keen to bring Zirkzee back to Serie A after his impressive two‑year spell with Bologna.

Crucially, Zirkzee has informed the Turin club he would be open to joining them. That stance instantly raises the stakes for any Italian rival. For Fiorentina, it means competing not just with Premier League money but with the pull of a side offering a familiar league and a clear route back to a starring role in Italy.

So La Viola stand at a crossroads: stretch to meet United’s demands for their first choice, risk losing him to Juventus, or pivot to the more affordable, more proven Beto.

With Kean on the verge of departure and the clock ticking on the window, the next move will say plenty about Fiorentina’s ambition – and about how much they truly believe Joshua Zirkzee is worth.