Could ‘secret weapon’ help Man United beat Arsenal to signing of Benjamin Sesko?

It is said that Manchester United hopes to compete this summer to Arsenal for the signature of RB Leipzig Vooruit Benjamin Sesko.

The Slovenia International is currently hot ownership after scoring 39 goals in two seasons in the German Bundesliga.

Arsenal is generally considered to be his most likely destination this summer, with Gunners -Baas Mikel Arteta desperately to add a productive goal scorer to his team.

Journalist Christian Falk, who is the head of football in Bild, tweeted on Saturday morning: “Man Utd has a secret weapon in attempting to steal Benjamin Sesko from Arsenal.”

Falk also shared a link to an article from securityside in which he is quoted about Sesko: 'There are already conversations with Arsenal.

'From the Premier League, in addition to Arsenal, Manchester United are particularly interested. Christopher Vivell was there to watch Sesko during the game in Wolfsburg mid -April. He once helped him discover and brought the football player to Salzburg as a 16-year-old in 2019. “

Vivell is United's Director of Recruitment, who committed itself on a permanent basis in February after an interim spell in the role.

He previously worked at Chelsea and RB Leipzig, but it was during his time in RB Salzburg that he signed Sesko for the first time, in 2019 when the striker from Domzale arrived.

Sesko yielded 21 goals in 55 Austrian Bundesliga matches for Salzburg before moving to Leipzig in July 2023.

The 22-year-old, who has 16 goals in 41 performances at senior international level, is now appreciated at £ 92.5 million, according to a recent report from the Telegraph.

United, after he has missed Champions League qualification after he loses Tottenham in the Europa League final last week, several players will have to sell to be able to pay the current asking price of Leipzig.

Bruno Fernandes is the most valuable possession of United and has a serious importance of Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

United would rather not sell Fernandes, but are willing to entertain offers for different players in the first team, including Alejandro Garnaacho.

Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony are also for sale this summer after they have spent the 2024-25 season on loan from Old Trafford.

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