Manchester United are on the verge of signing Slovenian worldwide striker Benjamin Sesko from RP Leipzig.
Manchester United have agreed a deal value as much as 85 million euros ($99m) to signal striker Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, in accordance with a number of experiences in England.
United will reportedly pay an preliminary 76.5 million euros ($89m) for the 22-year-old with an additional 8.5 million euros ($9.9m) due in add-ons.
Newcastle United were also interested in signing the Slovenian, probably to switch wantaway star Alexander Isak, a goal for Liverpool.
Nevertheless, Sesko has been wooed by the enduring stature of the 20-time English champions, regardless of an absence of European soccer within the coming season.
His arrival will full an overhaul of the Purple Devils’ blunt assault.
Solely 4 different groups scored fewer than United’s 44 targets in 38 Premier League video games final season because the English giants endured their worst marketing campaign for 51 years, ending fifteenth within the desk.
Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo have been signed earlier within the window, taking United’s whole spend on forwards in current months to greater than 200 million kilos ($268.6m).
Sesko had additionally beforehand been linked with Arsenal after impressing throughout his two-year spell in Germany, the place he scored 39 occasions in 87 appearances for Leipzig, together with 21 final season.
Standing 1.95 metres (6ft 4ins) tall, Sesko’s towering physique, electrical tempo and eye for objective have earned comparisons with Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland.
Like Haaland, he additionally made his title at RB Salzburg earlier than transferring to Germany in 2023.
United are banking on Sesko realising his ample potential to fireside them again into rivalry on the high of the Premier League desk.
Between them, Sesko, Cunha and Mbeumo mixed for 58 targets final season.
The huge outlay on their arrivals must bear fruit rapidly, with United underneath stress to satisfy monetary sustainability guidelines, particularly with out the income of European soccer this season.
