Man Utd met with Benjamin Sesko’s agency during Erik ten Hag’s first summer transfer window to the team.
Manchester United may already have the perfect candidate to bolster their assault this summer. It seems certain that the team will need to add more firepower.
The hints are there if you go back to Erik ten Hag’s first summer leading the team. United were in need of at least one more attacking acquisition, ideally two, with just one week until the season’s opening game.
They ultimately only managed to get one. After two straight losses for United, the Dutch team pressed for more money, and Antony was acquired from Ajax for an astounding £86 million.
Brian Brobbey, who spent his last season at Ajax playing on loan under Ten Hag, was approached by United; nevertheless, he decided to make that arrangement permanent with RB Leipzig. United also thought about replacing him.
To assess the likelihood of a transfer, John Murtough met with Benjamin Sesko’s agent, who was then a striker for RB Salzburg. His aptitude for the position was questioned, and in the end, he decided to sign a one-year deal to join Leipzig instead.
While not quite as spectacular as Erling Haaland’s 28 goals in 22 games during his last half of a season with the same team, his 18 goals in 41 appearances last season were still rather good. The true test will come when he eventually joins Leipzig this campaign; nonetheless, his early experiences there have also not provided a whole picture.
Even though he is only 20 years old, he has scored a respectable amount of goals while finding it difficult to get consistent playing time behind the more seasoned Yussuf Poulsen and the highly effective Lois Openda.
With a goal per 109 minutes on average for Leipzig this season, Sesko has scored seven goals in just 765 minutes of football play. That is superior to anybody wearing a United shirt. Rasmus Hojlund has scored one goal every 249 minutes, while Casemiro has averaged one every 238 minutes.
Regarding his choice to join Leipzig over a team like United, Sesko told Transfermarkt, “I think it was better just to come here.” “It was crucial for me to visit a location where football was played in a comparable fashion. I didn’t have to go through the whole learning process again because I already knew what to do.”
Although Sesko’s situation is equally intriguing, the Bundesliga team still has high expectations for him and he may be in for a more significant role if they capitalise on Openda this summer.
He may be the perfect addition to a United team trying to replace Anthony Martial since, according to reports this week from Germany, he has a €50 million release clause that will become effective in the summer.
Sesko’s relative cheapness would make him an attractive signing for a team like United, but his lack of experience and the potential impact on Rasmus Hojlund’s future would be a concern.
Similar to a move for Joshua Zirkzee, they are both the same age and might even be about the same talent level, therefore the problem might be compounded rather than halved.
It would be unrealistic to expect both Hojlund and Sesko to start every game, and each would inevitably suffer from a lack of playing time, which would impede their own development at the expense of the other.
Although Sesko shouldn’t be near the top of United’s priority list, a move for him should undoubtedly be taken into consideration this summer.
