Wes Brown talks to the Manchester Evening News about the signing of Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Man United’s recruitment.
Benjamin Sesko will be keen to hit the ground running at Manchester United.(Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images.)
Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown believes Benjamin Sesko will benefit from the presence of fellow summer signings Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha this season.
United completed their attacking overhaul with the addition of the Slovenian international from RB Leipzig on Saturday. He has joined the club for an initial fee of £66.4million, signing a five-year deal.
Sesko has arrived at Old Trafford on the back of a 21-goal season for Leipzig last season, meaning he will have ambitions of producing a similar return in his debut season in England. However, some doubts have been raised about United’s decision to recruit a second young striker from abroad in three years.
However, Brown, speaking to the Manchester Evening News, admitted he is optimistic Sesko will be able to deliver the goods in the Premier League, pointing to the attacking quality he will have around him.
“With those two [Cunha and Mbeumo], United have added two creative players, two very-attack minded players,” Brown said, speaking on behalf of UK casinos. “In the team, supporting him, that will really help.
“But I do think Sesko, in his own right, has had to sort of do that himself over the last two years. I know for a fact that clubs have been looking at him, and I think it is the right time that he went to a really, really big club.
“That is no disrespect to Leipzig, but he obviously wants to show what he can do on a bigger stage and I think now is the right time.
“Bruno [Fernandes] is still there and he is the guy that did a lot last season. Amad will probably start at wing-back on the right-hand side and I think United have got a lot of players, that if they did get injuries, can come straight in and stick to the same routine.
“But United have these three individuals [Mbeumo, Cunha and Sesko] that, respectfully for their own teams, have done really well over the last couple of years.”
Bryan Mbeumo (left), Benjamin Sesko (centre) and Matheus Cunha are statement signings.(Image: Ben Roberts – Danehouse/Getty Images.)
With just under three weeks of the summer transfer window remaining, United have brought in four few faces so far, spending the best part of £200m. Sesko has become the latest headline addition and Brown says the Reds have done a great job in the market thus far
The former United defender added: “It has been very positive. I think the players they have brought in have been excellent, to be honest.
“You get Cunha who is a presence and was probably the best attacking player in his team. He has got a bit about himself as well that United have missed over the years a little bit.
“Diego Leon is very promising, he looks strong, sharp and he knows his position. Then you get Mbeumo and Sesko and you are like, ‘okay, this is good’.
“For me Mbeumo has been the best player for the last two years in the sense that what he has been able to continue doing through his club at the time. Sesko, I know a lot of teams have been looking at him for a good few years, so he has actually come with a lot of experience now, not just in leagues but in Europe as well.
“He is a big, tall lad, he knows how to play, he’s good with his feet, can score with his head and you do have to say they have done a really good job.”
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