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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has made a U-turn on RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko, who’s closing in on finishing a swap to Outdated Trafford.
United agree take care of Leipzig
After wrapping up a deal for Bryan Mbeumo, United turned their consideration to signing a striker, promptly figuring out Sesko as their high switch goal for the place.
United settled on Sesko from a two-man shortlist that additionally included Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.
Not like with Watkins, the place United seemingly had a transparent path, the Purple Devils encountered sturdy competitors from Newcastle within the pursuit of Sesko. The Magpies lodged two bids for Sesko, the most recent one valuing him at €90m.
Ruben Amorim’s aspect despatched in a barely decrease supply and even offered Sesko with decrease wages than Newcastle have been prepared to present him. Earlier on Thursday, information broke that United had discovered a breakthrough as they struck an settlement with Leipzig for the Slovenian.
Sesko immediately boarded a jet to England and photos have since surfaced of him in Manchester as he seems to finalise his transfer.
Every week in the past, Ferdinand weighed in on the Sesko vs. Watkins debate and didn’t mince his phrases as he made it clear that United could be higher off in the event that they pursued Watkins.
Ferdinand argued that Sesko could be a giant threat signing, not like Watkins, who’s already acquainted with the dynamics of the Premier League and would hit the bottom working from the primary day.
Nonetheless, the six-time Premier League has now modified tune, emphasising that Sesko has what it takes to thrive at United.
Ferdinand’s newest stance on Sesko
Talking on his Rio Presents YouTube channel, Ferdinand defined, “Wow. Large cash, £70m being spent.”
“Hear, he’s a younger man, been at Leipzig, taking part in, scoring objectives. Final season, he performed 45 video games and scored 21 objectives, six assists, so the man is aware of the place the again of the online is. That’s nearly one objective each two video games.”
“Sure, it’s a unique league, it’s the Bundesliga, however he does play worldwide soccer as nicely, he scores in worldwide soccer and he is aware of the place the online is.”
The previous defender continued, “Lots of people are going to go and counsel, ‘Oh, has he received the expertise?’, and I used to be a type of guys in that camp going, ‘Have you learnt what? The place is the participant that may present the younger, inexperienced strikers that we now have on the membership the right way to do issues? In occasions of want, who do they give the impression of being to?’”
“He’s going to must step up and be that man. Can he do it? Sure, he can do it, he’s received enormous potential. However one of many issues, as we’ve seen in recent times, our strikers, after they come within the door right here, you’re not afforded a number of time, there ain’t a large amount of endurance and also you’ve received to hit the bottom working.”
Ferdinand offers his verdict on United’s new-look assault
Sesko is prone to be a mainstay in a new-look United attacking line additionally consisting of fellow arrivals Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.
Cunha and Mbeumo have already tasted minutes with United through the pre-season tour and have definitely appeared the half.
Ferdinand mentioned concerning the trio, “What I’d say is Manchester United scored 44 objectives final season. They’ve now invested in three strikers on the high of the pitch which have between them 48 objectives final season, in order that’s 4 greater than the entire Manchester United squad received final yr in order that’s an enormous enchancment in that sense.”
“Two of these guys have performed within the Premier League and scored objectives right here. Sesko, now, has to go and rework his type, his objectives, his menacing play, at occasions, into the Premier League and that’s the large query.”
“What I’d say isn’t solely are the objectives a step up, however I’d say the mobility within the entrance areas now’s one thing, as a defender, I’m now and I’m considering in a different way about Manchester United’s frontline.”
“I’m going to have a bodily presence up there and I’m going to have a bodily check from all three positions and I’ve received folks that may run and transfer up there, they’re cell. They’re the issues I used to be asking for over the past couple of years up there so extra of that.”
Ferdinand famous that United’s recruitment crew deserve a number of reward for remodeling Ruben Amorim’s attacking division after a goal-shy 2024/25 marketing campaign.
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