Manchester United have \u2018opened talks\u2019 with a Ligue 1 teen while Joshua Zirkzee taps up one of his former teammates amid interest from the Red Devils.<\/p>\n
United have turned their attention to a new No.9 having finally completed the signing of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford, with the Cameroon international joining Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon as the Red Devils\u2019 new recruits this summer<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Athletic\u2019s Ornstein confirmed United have held \u2018talks\u2019 over a move for RB Leipzig\u2019s Sesko<\/a><\/strong>, Aston Villa\u2019s Ollie Watkins and Chelsea\u2019s Nicolas Jackson in their search for a new No.9.<\/p>\n Ornstein said: \u201cUnited tried to enter the race for\u00a0Hugo Ekitike\u00a0last week, but the Eintracht Frankfurt attacker had committed to Liverpool. They then enquired to Sporting Lisbon about\u00a0Viktor Gyokores, though the striker has made clear he is interested only in joining Arsenal, and United do not intend to advance on anyone unless the desire is mutual.<\/p>\n \u201cBenjamin Sesko, Ollie Watkins\u00a0and\u00a0Nicolas Jackson\u00a0are names that feature on recruitment lists at many leading clubs, and each has recently been linked to United. Talks have taken place in relation to that trio, which is normal, but they are not currently being actively pursued due to the costs involved.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Man Utd legacy tarnished as Rashford bags barely-deserved Barca move\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Sesko is thought to be their top target and is \u2018open\u2019 to the move to Old Trafford even without European football, with RB Leipzig said to be ready to listen to offers of around \u00a360m for the Slovenian.<\/p>\n But the Red Devils are spreading the net wide and it\u2019s now claimed that Bologna star Dan Ndoye and Metz teenager Idrissa Gueye are also in the frame for a move to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n L\u2019Equipe report<\/a><\/strong> Gueye \u2018could take a sharp acceleration during the summer\u2019 and leave the club after helping them to promotion from Ligue 2 last season.<\/p>\n The 18-year-old got five goals and an assist having broken into the first team in January but \u2018should fly to a new club\u2019 this summer\u2019, with Metz wanting \u20ac20m [\u00a317.3m], though it\u2019s claimed they would listen to offers of around \u20ac15m [\u00a313m].<\/p>\n Southampton, West Ham and Wolves are all credited with interest, but both Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund have reportedly \u2018entered into discussions with his entourage\u2019.<\/p>\n MORE ON MAN UTD FROM F365:<\/strong> Ndoye has agreed personal terms over a move to Nottingham Forest, who are expected to return with a second bid for the 24-year-old after their opening offer of \u20ac30m [\u00a324.4m] was rejected by Bologna, but United could yet hijack his transfer.<\/p>\n
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