Manchester Untied has in principle reached an agreement to sign RB Leipzig-striker Benjamin Sesko, in which the 22-year-old arrives in the coming days to complete a medical
Benjamin Sesko rejected a larger range of money from Newcastle, as his wish was to sign for Manchester United instead. The RB Leipzig striker must sign a five-year contract with Old Trafford with the dramatic transfersaga that comes to his conclusion.
Sesko will complete the attacking overhaul of Ruben Amorim and join a deal that could eventually reach £ 74 million. The Bundesliga club has accepted an offer worth £ 66.4 million in advance and another £ 7.6 million in add-ons to sign.
The Slovenian will arrive in Manchester for a medical after they have made a decision against signing for their Premier League rivals Newcastle. The side of Eddie Howe opened the bid war earlier this week and offered £ 71 million in advance and more in incentives.
And with Leipzig who accepted both offers, it came down to the 22-year-old to make the final decision about his destination. But despite the fact that Newcastle Champions League had football, the Red Devils won the race.
After they completely missed Europe after their defeat against Tottenham in the Europa League final, there was fear that they would not be able to land some of their top goals. Instead, Sesko was so in love with making the move to Manchester, he leaves money on the table.
Sky Sports Germany claims that Newcastle's contract offer was worth more than the proposal of Old Trafford bosses, where the striker likes to extract a part of his salary. There is also a concept that the office of the player was willing to give up a considerable part of the committee to get a deal over the line.
He will join Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, who have signed from Wolves and Brentford respectively, in a new look Manchester United attack worth more than £ 200 million. Amorim made attacking reinforcements of his number one priority this summer after a gloomy season, so that they end 15th and only score 44 league goals in the process.
Amorim's attention can now focus on a new midfield player, with Carlos Baleba from Brighton at the top of their wish list. The 21-year-old is the latest Seagulls star who is tipped for huge things, after the sale of players such as Moises Caicedo, Alexis Mac Allister and Joao Pedro.
Baleba has three years left over his deal at the Amex, where Brighton does not want to sell at the moment. Nevertheless, contact was made via intermediaries with the Red Devil's boss desperately to add extra dynamics in the middle of the park.
In the meantime, Newcastle has been left to lick their wounds again after an almost miss in the summer window. Howe had hoped for a transforming window on Tyneside after returning to Europe's elite with a top-four finish.
However, they have now missed a large number of their top goals, with the future of star starer Alexander Isak in the air. The Magpies initially focused on France International Hugo Ekitike, with the idea of linking it to Isak in advance.
Instead, Ekitike made the switch to Liverpool, with Anfield -bosses now hoping to double and also take Isak from St James' Park. The Sweden International missed the club's tour through Asia and was asked to train teammates since their return.