he is Zirkzee’s replacement

Joshua Zirkzee gone to Manchester United is already the past for the Bologna which, in view of the new season which will see him return to the Champions League, he defined the purchase of the new rossoblu centre forward: the latest transfer market move by the Felsinei is in fact Thijs DallingaDutch striker born in 2000 (he will turn 24 on August 3rd) He has shown himself in the last two seasons with the Toulouse shirt with his 37 goals and 8 assists scored in 86 appearances across Ligue 1, Europa League and Coupe de France.

The new striker will arrive at Vincenzo Italiano’s court on a permanent basis with Bologna will pay a figure close to 15 million euros (to which can be added a further 2 million euros in bonuses linked to the player’s performance in Emilia). Even though he has a traditional centre forward physique (1.90 m x 72 kg), his idol is the Uruguayan Luis Suarez, whom he admired closely during his time playing for Ajax and with whom he shared his debut club in European football, Groningen.

In his homeland, ever since the days when he delighted the fans of Excelsior with his goals (with whom he was able to score 33 goals in a single Dutch Serie B championship), he is compared to an old acquaintance of Italian football, namely the former AC Milan player Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. According to experts, what they have in common is their nose for goal and the ability to finish with both foot and head.

With his arrival at Bologna, Thijs Dallinga will therefore fill the void left by Zirkzee’s departure. taking on his shoulders the weight of the Bolognese attack to allow the battery of attacking midfielders who will operate behind him to find spaces in the opposing defenses. Vincenzo Italiano therefore expects a lot from him both in terms of goals and participation in the offensive maneuver of his team that this year will have to face the most prestigious stage of the Champions League.