Manchester United gives priority to signing a striker in the last month of the summer transfer window and Chelsea star Nicolas Jackson was an option for Ruben Amorim
Manchester United has a movement for Nicolas Jackson excluded after baulking to the requirements of Chelsea. The Red Devils are looking for a new striker while Ruben Amorim restarts his forward line.
United has already raised £ 133.5 million to attacking talent; Wolves Vooruit Matheus Cunha and Brentford -Vleugel player Bryan Mbeumo, deals who show their focus on signing players with a proven track record in the Premier League.
In accordance with that attitude, Mirror Football understands that Ollie Watkins, who is 75 goals and has registered 34 assists in 184 top refugees, has become Amorim's number 1 target. The Red Devils have also signed the signing of RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko, who was the second choice of Arsenal behind Viktor Gyokeres and is on the Shortlist of Newcastle to replace Alexander Isak.
It comes after a movement for Jackson, 24, was excluded by United Chiefs, according to the Athletic. It was previously claimed that Chelsea would demand between £ 80 million and £ 100 million for the Senegal International, which was dropped off at the Pikorder in Stamford Bridge after the Blues had paid £ 60 million and £ 30 million for Joao Pedro and Liam Delap respectively.
United is now going up with their pursuit of Watkins, which is Villa Privé, is not for sale for every price. But there is a conviction at Old Trafford that a deal can be closed for the 29-year-old.
Although the Red Devils are reluctant to match the £ 60 million that Arsenal bid for Watkins in January, they hope to find an agreement in the reach of £ 40 million to £ 45 million. Newcastle is also connected to the Villa star, while they are braced to receive a Liverpool bid for Isak.
United wants to reunite Watkins with Mbeumo, because the couple scored 40 championship goals between them in the 2019-2020 season for Brentford. But if Villa digs their heels in it, Amorim's silk could look at Sesko.
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United's interest in the Slovenian dates from when he was 16 and they looked to sign him twice more. When Sesko put his new five -year contract contract on paper in 2024, there was a men's agreement that offers an elite club – according to the definition of the player – between £ 69 million to £ 78 million, Leipzig would punish his departure.
If they turn to Sesko, United has a secret weapon that can help to make the negotiations run smoothly. Director of Recruitment Christopher Vivell worked in 2019 and 2022 in Red Bull Salzburg and Leipzig, the years in which Sesko drew for both clubs.