Benjamin Sesko will still be tried by Manchester United this summer, despite Newcastle tabling an opening offer to RB Leipzig for the Slovenian attacker
Manchester United continues to push £ 70 million rated RB Leipzig -striker Benjamin Sesko – despite competition from Newcastle.
United made their first approach for the Slovenian star last week, via intermediaries, who opened a dialogue about a possible deal. Those conversations have been advanced and will be performed this week, as soon as United has returned from their three-game tour by the US.
Newcastle is also insisting on Sesko, prepared with United for a long struggle to land the sought after 22-year-old. On Saturday it turned out that Newcastle made an offer of slightly less than £ 70 million for Sesko, after he had rejected Liverpool's range for Alexander Isak.
Against that background, Manchester United is braced for long -term negotiations with Bundesliga Club Leipzig, which are determined to be attached to their £ 70 million appreciation.
Although United wants to release different players before the summer transfer window closes, they have room to sign a striker without selling.
Marcus Rashford's seasonal loan to Barcelona has released £ 12 million of their annual wage account, with the La Liga club covering its entire salary.
United has also collected £ 20.7 million from sale clauses, including the switch from Anthony Elanga to Newcastle, moving for Alvaro Fernandez and Maxi Oyedele, and the £ 5 million paid by Chelsea to withdraw their deal to sign Jadon Sancho.
Moreover, the failure of United means to qualify for Europe this season – for the second time in 35 years – means that they are not bound by the UEFA limit not to spend more than 70 percent of the annual income on transfers and wages.
Nevertheless, United is still bound by financial restrictions imposed by profit and sustainability [PSR] Rules that they intend to stay inside.
But the willingness of United to pay inflated transfer costs in the past seasons has left the club with significant depreciation costs that are still being felt.
This means that the turnover must be made before the end of the financial year on 30 June next year, to ensure that United meets the financial regulations.
The structure of the deals for Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, which costs a combined £ 133.5 million, with payments spread over deadlines, has given United more freedom to spend, as well as broader cost -saving -saving at the club in terms of dismissals and reduced demise in every level of the company.