{"id":117758,"date":"2025-08-04T08:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/117758\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:42:10","slug":"german-football-expert-says-benjamin-sesko-has-man-utd-as-first-choice-wants-one-guarantee-from-red-devils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/117758\/","title":{"rendered":"German football expert says Benjamin Sesko has Man Utd as first choice, wants one guarantee from Red Devils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester United are battling Newcastle to land German striker Benjamin Sesko.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Benjamin Sesko is Manchester United\u2019s first choice striker target<\/a>, and negotiations are ongoing to land the RB Leipzig forward.<\/p>\n

The Red Devils are attempting to persuade Benjamin Sesko<\/a> to commit his future to the club, amid competition from Newcastle, who have already charged in unsuccessfully with a bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sesko was left out of RB Leipzig\u2019s squad<\/a> for their friendly game at the weekend as the uncertainty over his future goes on.<\/p>\n

\"RBPhoto by Ulrik Pedersen\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesBenjamin Sesko update<\/p>\n

Benjamin Sesko, 22, is a striker with incredibly high potential, who could follow Alexander Isak\u2019s success in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

He is a player Manchester United have been tracking for years, who was previously signed for Red Bull Salzburg by Christopher Vivell<\/a>, the Red Devils\u2019 current recruitment lead.<\/p>\n

The Premier League season kicks off in a fortnight and Manchester United would ideally close a deal this week.<\/p>\n

German football expert Jan-Aage Fjortoft underlines that both clubs in the race cannot wait \u2018indefinitely\u2019 for Sesko to make his mind up.<\/p>\n

He posted on X: \u201cThere has been talk of the clubs setting a deadline for Sesko\u2019s decision. From the English clubs\u2019 perspective, this makes sense- they need clarity to either move forward or walk away. Both Newcastle and Manchester United have alternative targets and cannot wait indefinitely. I believe a decision must be made in the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n

He adds that Manchester United are Sesko\u2019s first choice destination, but he wants clarity from the Red Devils that the club can fund a deal.<\/p>\n

He posted: \u201cNewcastle need confirmation that they have a genuine chance to sign him, while Manchester United must demonstrate that they can fund the deal. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs I\u2019ve said before, Sesko\u2019s first choice is Manchester United. However, he needs to be convinced that the club can actually get the deal done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manchester United can fund Benjamin Sesko move<\/p>\n

A move for Benjamin Sesko is not dependent on Rasmus Hojlund\u2019s exit, with the Danish striker keen to stay<\/a> at Old Trafford<\/a> and fight for his place.<\/p>\n

Manchester United can fund a mega-deal for Sesko after spreading payments on signing Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, while also landing around \u00a320 million in sell-on fees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

United also have funds incoming from likely sales of Antony<\/a>, while there are also plans to shift Jadon Sancho\u2019s wages off the books after managing to do so with Marcus Rashford<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sesko need not worry about United\u2019s ability to accomplish the deal, providing the fee is in the \u00a360-70 million range and RB Leipzig do not demand an astronomical figure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United are battling Newcastle to land German striker Benjamin Sesko. Benjamin Sesko is Manchester United\u2019s first choice…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":117759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[38620,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-117758","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-benjamin-sesko","9":"tag-soccer","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114969611072480405","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}