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Objectives have been painfully arduous to return by for Manchester United final season because the membership limped over the road for a traditionally dangerous Fifteenth-placed Premier League end.
The Pink 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 may be 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 spite of everything.
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 is dependent upon participant gross sales.
To that finish, the membership have been linked with everybody from free brokers equivalent to Dominic Calvert-Lewin to top-dollar Premier League expertise like Ollie Watkins.
Outdoors of the English prime flight Al-Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic has emerged as a extra price range pleasant goal, 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 likely one of the few premium names left available on the market. His rumoured £70m price ticket displays this, and makes him a tough possibility for United.
However based on Florian Plettenberg from Sky Sport in Germany, the Pink Devils are “in talks” with the participant’s administration and have gone as far as to “current” a monetary supply.
Nevertheless 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 shall be tough to win.
In the end, Plettenberg says, “the choice now lies with the participant and his camp” which may very well be excellent news for the Outdated Trafford outfit given experiences from final week that Sesko prefers a transfer to United.
Plettenberg claims that “provides are anticipated to be formally submitted to RB Leipzig following the verbal settlement”, suggesting issues are gathering tempo within the Pink Devils’ pursuit of the towering Slovenian.
🚨🆕 Manchester United and Newcastle are at present in talks with Benjamin #Sesko‘s administration.
Each groups have introduced their tasks and monetary provides. #MUFC
The choice now lies primarily with the participant and his camp. Provides are anticipated to be formally submitted to RB… pic.twitter.com/OEPsIv3goY
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 28, 2025
It’s arduous to see how United would have the ability to 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 offered.
However it’s thrilling to see the membership nonetheless pushing for giant names to resolve downside positions, and with Antony considered a £50m goal for Al-Nassr issues could also be about to click on into place for the Pink Devils.
In the previous couple of minutes, switch guru Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that United have “approached his camp to ask for deal situations”, so it actually 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 challenge to Šeško final week, able to bid if participant accepts.
Šeško, anticipated to determine his future quickly.
🎥 https://t.co/WhHTK6wlhM pic.twitter.com/Q6F6Pybwdi
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 28, 2025
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