Manchester United have reached an settlement to signal RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko in a deal value as much as €85 million (£74 million), in response to a number of stories in England.
Sources, together with the BBC, The Athletic, and Sky Sports activities, verify that Man United can pay an preliminary €76.5 million for the 22-year-old, with an extra €8.5 million in performance-related add-ons.
Newcastle United had been additionally eager on signing Sesko, probably as a substitute for Alexander Isak, who has been linked with a transfer to Liverpool. Nevertheless, Sesko has opted for the status of becoming a member of the 20-time English champions regardless of their absence from European competitors within the upcoming season.
The ahead is anticipated to bear a medical on Friday earlier than finishing his transfer to Previous Trafford.
Sesko has scored 39 targets in 87 appearances for Leipzig, together with 21 final season, and has drawn comparisons to Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland on account of his dimension, velocity, and scientific ending. Like Haaland, he additionally rose to prominence at Pink Bull Salzburg earlier than transferring to Germany in 2023.
His arrival caps off a serious attacking overhaul at United this summer time. The Pink Devils have already secured the signings of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo for a mixed £130 million, bringing their whole funding in forwards this window to over £200 million.
United are determined to deal with final season’s attacking woes, the place they managed simply 44 targets in 38 Premier League matches; solely 4 groups scored fewer. The membership endured its worst league end in 51 years, ending the marketing campaign in fifteenth place.
Sesko, Cunha, and Mbeumo tallied 58 targets final season. With mounting strain to adjust to monetary sustainability laws and no European soccer to spice up income, the Pink Devils are banking on the trio to fireside United again into home rivalry.
