Recent reports suggest that, despite the reported interest of Newcastle United, RB Leipzig -striker Benjamin Sesko appears for a move to Premier League -rival Manchester United.
It would be a huge coup for Ruben Amorim, especially in view of the fact that the Red Devils have no European football to talk about during the 2025/26 season.
Eddie Howe will almost certainly pull his hair out if another transfer target has escaped the claws of the Magpies, while Sesko's captivity by the Old Trafford Outfit would give them a real boost for the new campaign.
Amorim's problems within the team are of course several, but one of the most important problems in the past few seasons has always been the lack of a center of real quality.
Rasmus Hojlund did not impress
Rasmus Hojlund was signed by former manager Erik ten Hag from Atalanta, but did not make an impression during the two seasons in the Theater of Dreams.
At the age of 22 it now seems clear that he was brought to the Premier League much too early in his career, and every confidence he has derived from playing in the Serie A seems to have evaporated a long time ago.
A robust and physical frontman, the lack of pace of Hojlund in crucial moments has often been his downfall.
Rasmus Hojlund Recent Statsflash score
Nobody can criticize his lack of effort, because it is not because of a lack of trying that he has not been able to add to what a bad return has been for the goal.
For a considerable financial edition of £ 72 million, United has expected much more than 14 Premier League objectives in his 62 games to date, and that can be a way to explain why they are apparently prepared to load him in the event of a loss of £ 42 million only two years after signing him.
Sesko has a sniper eye for goal
It is understood that Sesko would cost a little more for £ 74 million, and the hope that his 27 Bundesliga goals could be improved in 64 games in the past two seasons, especially since Amorim will want to ensure that the striker receives the striker who receives the same service that Viktor Gyokeres has done with Sporting.
With a shooting accuracy as high as 75%, it is necessary the supporting cast at Man Utd Play to the Slovenian strengths. His 50% conversion rate also indicates the eye of a sniper for goal.
Benjamin Sesko Doel Subsection versus Bayern Münchopta perform by statistics
To put those figures in perspective, Hojlund managed a best shot accuracy of only 63.6%and a conversion rate of 26.3%, but it fell to 12.5%last season.
One caution can be found in the fact that Sesko is at the same stage of his career as Hojlund, and his number of lay people perhaps more remarkable than the DANE because he was not tested in the 'best competition in the world'.
The supporting cast of Man Utd must play their part
The Red Devils certainly cannot afford to take a striking gamble at this stage, and that is ultimately where the other attacking players of United can play their bit.
Sesko thrives aerial, so balls behind, while a characteristic of both Sporting and United's Play Under Amorim, may not be the order of the day if the club wants to see immediate goals.
Benjamin Sesko Radar Chart – Bundesliga 2024/25Opta by statistics output
Of the 213 air duels he has disputed in the past two seasons, Sesko won 119 of them, while the 222 Van Hojlund saw only 58 successes.
An area where Hojlund is at the top of Sesko with created opportunities (45 to 37), although it could be claimed that strikers are there to come to the end of the opportunities instead of placing them on a plate for others. Assists are all good and good, but a good striker will be assessed on the goals he scores and not on the assists he offers.
Rasmus Hojlund Radar Chart – Premier League 2024/25Opta Performing statistics
Sesko also loses from the perspective of a pass completion. As much as 39.1% in his first season at Leipzig, he collected in 2024/25 to increase his success rate to 66.3%. That is a good switch in shape, but still miserably compared to the 76.3% of Hojlund compared to last season.
It is likely that the side of his game must be used somewhat, because even Gyokeres could have a pass filling up to 79.2% under the custody of Amorim.
Players offloading is an immediate care for Ruben Amorim
Perhaps a more direct concern for the manager and the board of the club is the inability to shift on players who are not desired, the so -called 'Bombequad'.
Although interest has been reported in people such as Alejandro Garnaacho, Jadon Sancho and Antony, there have been no confirmed bids on this point, nor for Tyrell Malacia.
With less than two weeks until the start of the new Premier League season, Amorim must therefore accept that all four still united players can be, at least in the meantime.
Another season such as the latter will soon see that the Minions of Sir Jim Ratcliffe take action, so there is already an almighty pressure on Sesko to deliver when he walks through the doors at Carrington.