Manchester United Seal €76.5m Deal For Benjamin Sesko From Rb Leipzig

Manchester United person confirmed nan signing of Benjamin Sesko successful a €76.5m (£66m) woody pinch RB Leipzig. The striker will subordinate connected a five-year woody and go Ruben Amorim’s 4th awesome signing of nan summer.

Sesko passed his aesculapian astatine Old Trafford connected Saturday greeting and was group to beryllium unveiled arsenic a caller United subordinate astatine nan lunchtime earlier nan pre-season friends against Fiorentina.

The 22-year-old said: “The history of Manchester United is evidently very typical but what really excites maine is nan future. When we discussed nan project, it was clear that everything is successful spot for this squad to proceed to turn and compete for nan biggest trophies again soon.

“From nan infinitesimal that I arrived, I could consciousness nan affirmative power and family situation that nan nine has created. It is intelligibly nan cleanable spot to scope my maximum level and fulfil each of my ambitions. I cannot hold to commencement learning from Ruben and connecting pinch my teammates to execute nan occurrence that we each cognize we are tin of together.”

The Slovenia world scored 13 times successful nan Bundesliga past play and is 1 of Europe’s astir coveted young strikers. Sesko’s presence takes United’s spending to astir £214m aft nan signings of Matheus Cunha, Diego León and Bryan Mbeumo. Sesko is expected to beryllium nan fulcrum of Amorim’s attacking trident, on pinch Cunha and Mbeumo.

Jason Wilcox, United’s head of football, said: “Benjamin possesses a uncommon operation of electrifying gait and nan expertise to physically predominate defenders, making him 1 of nan astir exceptional young talents successful world football.

“We person followed Benjamin’s profession closely; each of our information study and investigation concluded that he has nan required qualities and characteristic to thrive astatine Manchester United. Working nether nan guidance of Ruben and our fantabulous capacity team, Benjamin is joining nan cleanable situation to support him to scope his world-class potential.”

Sesko had been among Newcastle’s summertime transportation targets, making a higher connection successful transportation interest and wages, only for nan subordinate to opportunity Old Trafford was his preferred move.

Newcastle’s nonaccomplishment to day to onshore imaginable signings – they person recruited Anthony Elanga and Aaron Ramsdale but person missed retired connected Hugo Ekitiké, Sesko, James Trafford and João Pedro – has prompted suggestions that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which owns an 85% stake, is not arsenic engaged arsenic it erstwhile was. The club’s manager, Eddie Howe, powerfully rejects specified speculation but has admitted nan Isak business has unsettled his squad.

He said: “The owners are very overmuch engaged, arsenic overmuch arsenic they ever person been. This has been a challenging play wherever there’ll beryllium a batch of different opinions connected different subjects, but tin guarantee everybody connected pinch Newcastle that nan owners are very overmuch down nan task and fighting each time for nan club.”

Sesko moved to RB Salzburg arsenic a teen from his autochthonal Slovenia, wherever was playing for Domzale. He spent 2 seasons, scoring 22 goals successful 44 appearances, connected indebtedness astatine Liefering, Salzburg’s 2nd tier team.