Joshua Zirkzee tipped for shock January loan transfer after just seven Premier League games for Man Utd

MANCHESTER UNITED ace Joshua Zirkzee has been tipped for a loan move to Juventus in the January transfer window.

Zirkzee, 23, joined United in the summer for £36.5million from Bologna, where he produced 12 goals and seven assists in 37 appearances last season.

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The striker has only played seven times in the Premier League so far this term, with his only goal coming in the season opener against Fulham.

But West Ham legend Paolo Di Canio suggested it would be best if the Netherlands international was loaned out to Juve, despite the fact it's still very early doors in his Old Trafford career.

Di Canio believes the Dutchman is "a bit too slow" for the Premier League, even though he's still getting used to his new challenge.

The ex-Juventus star added that the success he already experienced in Serie A would help manager Thiago Motta as he has different characteristics to star striker Dusan Vlahovic.

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Di Canio told TuttoSport: “For the Premier League he is a bit too slow, then maybe he will prove me wrong with goals and great performances.

"But there they attack you straightaway and whistle 30 per cent less for fouls. In Italy, we have seen what impact the player had in Bologna.

“In the end, in the confusion that there is at United, they could also give him on loan.

"They already have [Rasmus] Hojlund, then there is [Marcus] Rashford who is playing in that position.

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"He would be the perfect profile, also because it would allow Motta to have a striker with different characteristics to Vlahovic.

“But I would start the negotiations now. A loan with maybe the possibility of redeeming him.

"Zirkzee is not a devastating scorer, he is not one to score 25 goals, but he makes the others play well.”