Manchester United hopes to convince Benjamin Sesko to join them from Red Bull Leipzig after an £ 73 million bid for the Slovenian
Manchester United hopes that their director of Recruitment Christopher Vivell will be their secret weapon in their attempt to sign Red Bull Leipzig -striker Benjamin Sesko.
The Red Devils are going against each other with Newcastle to break into the much -sought after Slovenian international and have already made their first bid of around £ 73 million, which corresponds to a similar offer of the Magpies.
United's offer includes a package of £ 65.2 million plus £ 8.6 million in add-ons because they try to convince Sesko Old Trafford is the right place to continue to develop his career, even though they have no European football.
Newcastle can now give Sesko the chance to play Champions League football this season – hoping that he can replace Alexander Isak in the midst of conversations with Liverpool about a £ 150 million deal.
But United hopes that they still have a bait in Vivell, who signed the attacker for Leipzig in the first place.
And for Leipzig, when Vivell was in Red Bull Salzburg, he reportedly discovered Sesko when he was a 16-year-old and he signed him from the Slovenian club Domzale. According to Bild, this could make the secret weapon of Vivell United in negotiations.
If someone he trusts, Sesko may prefer to be a member of United after having worked with Vivell in the past, although he would probably be the most important man in Newcastle.
United has shown that they still have that 'big club -top', even though they are from Europe after signing Wolves star Matheus Cunha £ 62.5 million and securing Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford for £ 71 million.
Sesko now has a huge decision to take between United and Newcastle while he prepares to leave Leipzig after two seasons. He scored 21 goals in 45 performances in all competitions last season.
The 22-year-old was omitted this weekend from Leipzig's friendly collision against Atalanta in the midst of continuous speculation.
He is the number one striker of United, but the club still has a number of alternatives when he finally chooses Newcastle.
United initially focused on Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa before he was deposited for a five -year -old player's price tag of the club for a player. They also followed Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea, but it is believed that the blues want at least £ 80 million for the Senegalese star.