Man Utd set to sign Sesko from Leipzig

Manchester United are connected the verge of signing Slovenian planetary striker Benjamin Sesko from RP Leipzig.

Manchester United person agreed a woody worthy up to 85 cardinal euros ($99m) to motion striker Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, according to aggregate reports successful England.

United volition reportedly wage an archetypal 76.5 cardinal euros ($89m) for the 22-year-old with a further 8.5 cardinal euros ($9.9m) owed successful add-ons.

Newcastle United were besides funny successful signing the Slovenian, perchance to regenerate wantaway prima Alexander Isak, a people for Liverpool.

However, Sesko has been wooed by the enduring stature of the 20-time English champions, contempt a deficiency of European shot successful the coming season.

His accomplishment volition implicit an overhaul of the Red Devils’ blunt attack.

Only 4 different teams scored less than United’s 44 goals successful 38 Premier League games past play arsenic the English giants endured their worst run for 51 years, finishing 15th successful the table.

Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo were signed earlier successful the window, taking United’s full walk connected forwards successful caller months to much than 200 cardinal pounds ($268.6m).

Sesko had besides antecedently been linked with Arsenal aft impressing during his two-year spell successful Germany, wherever helium scored 39 times successful 87 appearances for Leipzig, including 21 past season.

Standing 1.95 metres (6ft 4ins) tall, Sesko’s towering physique, electrical gait and oculus for extremity person earned comparisons with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.

Like Haaland, helium besides made his sanction astatine RB Salzburg earlier moving to Germany successful 2023.

United are banking connected Sesko realising his abundant imaginable to occurrence them backmost into contention astatine the apical of the Premier League table.

Between them, Sesko, Cunha and Mbeumo combined for 58 goals past season.

The monolithic outlay connected their arrivals needs to carnivore effect quickly, with United nether unit to conscionable fiscal sustainability rules, particularly without the gross of European shot this season.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies