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Objectives have been painfully exhausting to come back by for Manchester United final season because the membership limped over the road for a traditionally dangerous Fifteenth-placed Premier League end.
The Purple Devils have taken large steps to enhance their firepower, with Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo becoming a member of from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford respectively.
However in entrance of Ruben Amorim’s prolific new pair of quantity 10s there’s nonetheless a emptiness at centre-forward, after Rasmus Hojlund’s disappointing marketing campaign ended with solely 4 league targets and Joshua Zirkzee confirmed himself to not be a quantity 9 in any case.
A spread of choices
United have already spent over £130m on Cunha and Mbeumo, so it’s broadly believed that the calibre of any new striker depends upon participant gross sales.
To that finish, the membership have been linked with everybody from free brokers resembling Dominic Calvert-Lewin to top-dollar Premier League expertise like Ollie Watkins.
Exterior of the English prime flight Al-Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic has emerged as a more budget friendly target, however the strongest hyperlinks are to RB Leipzig’s younger famous person Benjamin Sesko.
United in talks
Sesko, who appeared destined for Arsenal earlier than the Gunners turned their consideration to Viktor Gyokeres, is without doubt one of the few premium names left available on the market. His rumoured £70m price ticket displays this, and makes him a troublesome possibility for United.
However in accordance with Florian Plettenberg from Sky Sport in Germany, the Purple Devils are “in talks” with the participant’s administration and have gone as far as to “current” a monetary provide.
Nonetheless Newcastle United, nonetheless reeling from the revelation that star man Alexander Isak desires to go away St James’ Park, are pushing the toughest for Sesko so any switch race can be troublesome to win.
In the end, Plettenberg says, “the choice now lies with the participant and his camp” which might be excellent news for the Previous Trafford outfit given stories from final week that Sesko prefers a move to United.
Plettenberg claims that “gives are anticipated to be formally submitted to RB Leipzig following the verbal settlement”, suggesting issues are gathering tempo within the Purple Devils’ pursuit of the towering Slovenian.
🚨🆕 Manchester United and Newcastle are at the moment in talks with Benjamin #Sesko‘s administration.
Each groups have introduced their initiatives and monetary gives. #MUFC
The choice now lies primarily with the participant and his camp. Gives are anticipated to be formally submitted to RB… pic.twitter.com/OEPsIv3goY
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 28, 2025
It’s exhausting to see how United would be capable of transfer ahead with a switch for the 22-year-old proper now, with the likes of Antony, Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho all but to be bought.
Nevertheless it’s thrilling to see the membership nonetheless pushing for giant names to resolve downside positions, and with Antony thought to be a £50m target for Al-Nassr issues could also be about to click on into place for the Purple Devils.
In the previous few minutes, switch guru Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that United have “approached his camp to ask for deal situations”, so it definitely appears that there’s some curiosity regardless of the tough circumstances.
🚨 Key week for Benjamin Šeško’s future as Manchester United additionally approached his camp to ask for deal situations.
Newcastle introduced their undertaking to Šeško final week, able to bid if participant accepts.
Šeško, anticipated to resolve his future quickly.
🎥 https://t.co/WhHTK6wlhM pic.twitter.com/Q6F6Pybwdi
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 28, 2025
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