Manchester United now have a trump card on Man City in Jamal Musiala transfer race
New signing Joshua Zirkzee has been spotted on holiday with Bayern Munich sensation Jamal Musiala to fuel the suggestion Manchester United could boast a trump card in any future race for the Bayern Munich playmaker's signature. Musiala is regarded as one of the best young players on the planet for club and country.
The 21-year-old has already totted-up 34 caps for the Germany national team. Musiala, who spent time at Chelsea during his Academy days, is a key figure at Bundesliga giants Bayern.
Speculation around his immediate future has been tentative, but Manchester City are said to admire Musiala, who only has 24 months to run on his contract at the Allianz Arena. His record for Bayern reads 43 goals and 31 assists in 163 matches across all competitions.
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As for Zirkzee, meanwhile, he was sworn in from Bologna this summer as United paid £36.5million for his signature. The Dutchman will provide cover and competition for Rasmus Hojlund next season, but can also play out wide and might find a route into the starting XI that way.
Zirkzee is not with United on their US tour. However, the 23-year-old is not too far away from his new teammates, and has been spotted with Musiala in Los Angeles.
The pair featured on an Instagram post uploaded by the Bayern forward. Needless to say, that picture has got fans and Musiala's followers speculating - with plenty of comments putting two and two together to float the idea that United will eventually sign Musiala.
United are in negotiations with Bayern this summer. However, that is regarding a deal for Matthijs de Ligt with the Netherlands centre-back - who has