Manchester United received a major boost in their pursuit of Benjamin Sesko after a rival offer of the attacker was overthrown.
United made the RB Leipzig advance their priority objective while Ruben Amorim seeks to strengthen its ranks of central striking, with Sesko now in front of Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa on the list of Red Devils.
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However, United facing competition from a premier league rival in his quest to land the Slovenian.
Newcastle United wishes to sign the striker to replace Alexander Isak, who wants to leave St James’ Park, and the Swedish was the subject of a rejected offer of 110 million pounds from Liverpool on Friday.
United, who, according to Fabrizio Romano, had heard investigated the availability of Isak, could now have the upper hand in the race to sign Sesko.
Newcastle by Eddie Howe had adopted a before foot approach to their attempts to attract SESKO to Tyneside, because they filed an offer worth 80 million euros – 75 million euros at the front and 5 million euros in additional terms – for SESKO services.
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However, this could be Advantage United, like the athletics football correspondent David Ornstein, reported on Saturday evening that Leipzig had considered Newcastle’s offer as “insufficient”.
Ornstein noted that Leipzig’s initial requests for their Talisman had been around the complementary brand of 75 million euros, which Newcastle had encountered, but now it seems that their position has changed.
Sesko was omitted from the Leipzig team for their friendly against Atalanta due to the current uncertainty surrounding his future.
The same can be said of the midfielder who attacks Dutch Xavi Simons, which is at the top of the Chelsea priorities.
United has not yet submitted to SESKO, but is in contact with Leipzig for a potential agreement for the 22 -year -old, who scored 13 goals in 33 Bundesliga games last.
