Sky Germany reports that Arsenal RB Leipzig has formally approached the signing of striker Benjamin Sesko.
Sky Sports News has been told that Arsenal has investigated the circumstances of a possible deal.
It is clear that Arsenal does their due diligence on a number of strikers, including Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres.
No formal bids have yet been entered.
Arsenal has a long -term interest in Sesko. Sky Sports News reported in January that the club seriously considered a movement – but his agent excluded it because of a men's agreement with Leipzig to stay at least until this summer.
The Gunners also wanted Sesko last summer, only for him to extend his contract with the German club until 2029. RB Leipzig is now prepared to leave him after he has not qualified for the Champions League.
Sesko scored 21 goals and last season has six assists in all competitions, including four in the Champions League.
'Sesko intended for quantity'
Sky Sports' Adam Bate:
Slovenia has previously had top football players. Samir Handanovic and Jan Oblak stand up in me. “But they were both keepers,” Matej Orazem tells Sky Sports. “Goalkeepers can be stars, but it's a completely different thing to have a striker.”
Benjamin Sesko is that striker. The 21-year-old RB Leipzig player is interested in the biggest clubs of the continent since he was in his teenage years. “I think he is intended for quantity,” Orazem adds.
Orazem is the sports director at NK Domzale, the club in Slovenia that brought Sesko to their academy at the age of 15. The earliest memories of him were the whisper about a boy who lived in the neighborhood who had scored 50 goals in one season against many older players.
“We were pretty fast after that. By the time the media speculation started and larger clubs noticed him, we already had an agreement. It was pretty clear to everyone who was going to visit him. He was almost a SLAM Dunk at a very young age.”
Physically, Sesko stands out. He is now 6ft 5 in and was not much shorter at the time. There are stories about him who kick basketball from the hoop. With a top speed of 35.47 kilometers per hour, he is also one of the fastest players in the Bundesliga. A real athlete.
“The physicality was the determining factor. He was great. With some young talents you want them to play with the older boys, but if they are not physically ready, you are a bit on their care. With Beny there was no doubt because of his physical presence.”
Sesko's skills are rare. He wants to instinctively defend deep running at his great speed, but he is also a player who has the physical capacity of a goalkeeper.
“It's not just physicality, it's the technical aspect.” It provides an irresistible combination for the top clubs and helps to explain why Sesko is strongly connected to Arsenal.