Sky Sports activities Information understands there’s now a rising feeling Benjamin Sesko desires to hitch Manchester United over rival bidders Newcastle.
There is no such thing as a club-to-club settlement but – however Man Utd stay in talks with RB Leipzig over a deal after making a suggestion price an preliminary £65m plus £8.9m in add-ons.
Newcastle have additionally been engaged on a deal for Sesko, and earlier on Tuesday made a second bid of £69.7m plus add-ons, which was increased than Manchester United’s – after an preliminary supply of slightly below £70m (€80m) plus add-ons.
Newcastle have tried every thing to get a deal executed and their bid is price greater than Manchester United’s. Nevertheless, it seems the participant’s need is to go to Previous Trafford.
RB Leipzig are presently internally discussing and evaluating the Newcastle and Man Utd presents and their constructions, based on Sky in Germany.
The 22-year-old was absent from RB Leipzig’s pre-season pleasant loss to Atalanta on Saturday as a consequence of his anticipated departure from the membership. The striker, who has informed his team-mates that he can be leaving, skilled indoors away from the staff at Leipzig’s coaching advanced on Tuesday.
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Man Utd’s bid for Sesko may have ramifications for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.
Newcastle will solely let Isak depart St James’ Park if they’ll usher in a ready-made substitute.
Liverpool had a bid of £110m plus add-ons rejected by the Magpies.
Newcastle are additionally keen on Yoane Wissa, who was not a part of Brentford’s squad for his or her pleasant in opposition to QPR on Saturday as he pushes for a transfer.
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Sky Sports activities Information’ Keith Downie displays on Manchester United’s bid for Sesko after Newcastle United submitted the next supply
‘Leipzig more likely to let Sesko resolve’
Sky Sports activities Information’ Keith Downie:
“Newcastle have been internally involved that if Manchester United come to the desk, Sesko favours a transfer to Previous Trafford.
“Manchester United’s supply, totalling £65m plus round £8.9m (€75m + €10m), is wanting Newcastle’s. They provided round £5m extra.
“Newcastle have provided extra up entrance and extra in complete however Manchester United have come to the desk.
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Good Morning Transfers takes a better have a look at Sesko’s potential transfer to the Premier League and whether or not he can be higher suited to a transfer to Newcastle or Manchester United
“He’s open to each strikes and it’s not that he’s in opposition to Newcastle – but when it got here to the 2, Manchester United can be the selection.
“We’re but to listen to again from RB Leipzig on Newcastle or Manchester United’s supply.
“It’s a complicated scenario. Internally, (Newcastle) got encouragement that the participant can be up for a transfer.
“It feels, from the noises we’re listening to, that Leipzig will depart it as much as the participant to resolve. We now have not heard the final of this one. There can be extra negotiations to come back.”
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May Hojlund depart United?
Manchester United’s pursuit of Sesko raises questions over Rasmus Hojlund’s future at Previous Trafford, with the membership understood to be listening to appropriate presents for the striker.
It was thought United must make gross sales to be able to usher in a striker. Nevertheless, whereas the precedence is to dump gamers, it’s understood Ruben Amorim’s facet can purchase earlier than promoting, offered there are gross sales earlier than the window closes.
It’s understood Leipzig are keen on Hojlund and have explored the situations of a mortgage. Leipzig had proposed taking the striker on mortgage as a part of any attainable deal for Sesko.
Hojlund has began two of Manchester United’s 4 pre-season video games to date and scored of their 4-1 win over Bournemouth, however the attainable arrival of a brand new striker may restrict his recreation time.
A situation the place Sesko joins and Hojlund stays can’t be dominated out.
‘Sesko to Man Utd can be hammer blow to Newcastle’
Sky Sports activities Information reporter Keith Downie:
“It could be a hammer blow for Newcastle. It has been a little bit of a catastrophe switch window for them.
“There was a protracted record of gamers that they have fairly far down by way of negotiations with, solely to seek out that they select to go elsewhere.
“Hugo Ekitike, Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Bryan Mbeumo, Dean Huijsen. There are a variety of gamers who Newcastle felt that they had an opportunity of signing however went elsewhere.
“Attending to this stage with Sesko, a participant they’ve admired for a while, this one will actually harm if he goes to Man Utd.
“It has been a extremely troublesome window.”
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