{"id":66319,"date":"2026-08-05T18:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/66319\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T18:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:18:14","slug":"man-uniteds-benjamin-sesko-stance-revealed-amid-barcelona-bayern-munich-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/66319\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United&#8217;s Benjamin Sesko stance &#8216;revealed&#8217; amid Barcelona, Bayern Munich interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-muted sm-article-infos mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/team\/matt-law\/\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaw<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t05 Aug 2026 16:33, Last updated: 05 Aug 2026 16:34\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/man-utd\/\" title=\"Manchester United\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> have reportedly made it clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/benjamin-sesko\/\" title=\"Benjamin Sesko\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Sesko<\/a> is not for sale this summer amid interest from European heavyweights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/bayern-munich\/\" title=\"Bayern Munich\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bayern Munich<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/barcelona\/\" title=\"Barcelona\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sesko made the move to Old Trafford from RB Leipzig during last summer&#8217;s transfer window, and he represented the 20-time English champions on 32 occasions during the 2025-26 campaign, scoring 12 goals and registering one assist in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old missed the end of last season with a shin issue, which has also ruled him out of action in the early stages of pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>Sesko could be back against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, though, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/man-utd\/injury-news\/news\/will-martinez-mainoo-and-sesko-be-fit-for-man-uniteds-2026-27-opener_602428.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">there are not believed to be any fears<\/a> that he will be absent for the start of the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-img-id=\"158103\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/sportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sesko-69a45d3d8f691433635804.j.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Iconsport \/ PA Images \/ Icon Sport<\/p>\n<p>Bayern, Barca &#8216;both keen&#8217; on Sesko this summer<\/p>\n<p>There has been some speculation surrounding the striker&#8217;s future this summer, with Bayern believed to be long-term admirers of the Slovenia international.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/man-utd\/transfer-talk\/news\/sesko-to-bayern-could-man-utd-forward-really-leave-old-trafford_602269.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bayern have allegedly identified Sesko<\/a> as a player capable of leading their line in the future, with Harry Kane potentially dropping into a deeper area.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona, meanwhile, are on the lookout for a new number nine following the departure of Robert Lewnandowski on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/benjamin-sesko-transfer-news-man-utd-stance-tottenham-bayern-munich-barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TEAMtalk<\/a>, both Bayern and Barcelona have made enquiries this summer through intermediaries to determine whether a move would be possible.<\/p>\n<p>The report claims that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/spurs\/\" title=\"Tottenham Hotspur\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> also launched an ambitious approach earlier in the window, but Man United made it clear that they have no intention of selling Sesko.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-img-id=\"157946\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/sportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sesko-699cc8afc3fb7308612693.j.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Iconsport \/ PA Images \/ Icon Sport<\/p>\n<p>Man United view Sesko as &#8216;untouchable&#8217; amid transfer talk<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils are said to view Sesko as &#8216;untouchable&#8217; and a vital part of the club&#8217;s plans moving forward under head coach Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n<p>Sesko scored 39 goals and registered eight assists in 87 matches for Leipzig before making the move to Man United during last summer&#8217;s transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Man United could allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/joshua-zirkzee\/\" title=\"Joshua Zirkzee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Zirkzee<\/a> to leave this summer, though, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/juventus\/\" title=\"Juventus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Juventus<\/a> said to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/man-utd\/transfer-talk\/news\/man-united-view-red-devils-forward-as-priority-target-this-summer_602449.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">exploring a potential loan move<\/a> for the Netherlands international.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Matt Law | 05 Aug 2026 16:33, Last updated: 05 Aug 2026 16:34 Manchester United have reportedly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,320,322,313,315,318,321,319,100,316,314,324,323,317],"class_list":["post-66319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-cycling","tag-epl","tag-football","tag-formula-1","tag-golf","tag-nfl","tag-olympics","tag-premier-league","tag-rugby","tag-sport","tag-sports-mole","tag-teams","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}