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The Slovenia striker was besides a people for Newcastle United, having scored 39 times successful 2 years for RP Leipzig.
Published On 9 Aug 2025
Manchester United person signed Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko from Germany’s RB Leipzig connected a declaration until 2030, the Premier League nine person announced.
The transportation interest is 76.5 cardinal euros ($89m) with 8.5 cardinal euros ($9.9m) successful bonuses.
The 22-year-old, who joined Leipzig from the Austrian nine RB Salzburg successful 2023, scored 39 goals successful 87 appearances crossed each competitions for the German side.
“The past of Manchester United is evidently precise special, but what truly excites maine is the future,” Sesko said upon completing the woody connected Saturday.
“When we discussed the project, it was wide that everything is successful spot for this squad to proceed to turn and vie for the biggest trophies again soon.
“From the infinitesimal that I arrived, I could consciousness the affirmative vigor and household situation that the nine has created. It is intelligibly the cleanable spot to scope my maximum level and fulfil each of my ambitions.
“I cannot hold to commencement learning from [manager] Ruben [Amorim] and connecting with my teammates to execute the occurrence that we each cognize we are susceptible of together.”
Manchester United, who finished 15th successful the Premier League past season, person besides signed forwards Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo for the caller campaign, which starts astatine location against Arsenal connected August 17.
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Sesko had besides been a people for Newcastle United, who are actively seeking replacements for wantaway striker Alexander Isak.
“Benjamin possesses a uncommon operation of electrifying gait and the quality to physically predominate defenders, making him 1 of the astir exceptional young talents successful satellite football,” Jason Wilcox, Man Utd’s manager of football, said successful the club’s announcement.
“We person followed Benjamin’s vocation closely; each of our information investigation and probe concluded that helium has the required qualities and property to thrive astatine Manchester United.
“Working nether the guidance of Ruben and our fantabulous show team, Benjamin is joining the cleanable situation to enactment him to scope his world-class potential.
“The tendency that each of our caller signings person shown to articulation the nine this summertime highlights the entreaty and stature of Manchester United, arsenic we proceed to physique and make a squad susceptible of challenging for the biggest honours.”
Current United strikers Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee scored conscionable 18 goals betwixt them successful each competitions past word arsenic United fell to a club-record 18 losses successful the Premier League epoch and its lowest points full of 42.
Only 4 teams scored less goals than United successful the apical formation past word — including the 3 relegated clubs – arsenic the 20-time English champion recorded its lowest decorativeness successful the modern epoch erstwhile it placed 15th, conscionable 3 places supra the relegation zone.
Sesko has been compared to erstwhile Paris Saint-Germain and United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic due to the fact that of his tallness – some are 1.95 meters (6 feet, 5 inches) gangly – and flashes of method skill.
Of his goals, the striker has six goals successful 28 Champions League games for Leipzig and his erstwhile nine Salzburg. He has besides tallied 16 goals successful 41 games for Slovenia.
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Al Jazeera and quality agencies
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