Sesko turns down more money to sign for United

Benjamin Sesko landed in Manchester final night time after making the choice to journey as quickly as a deal was agreed between RB Leipzig and Manchester United. Regardless of being supplied more cash by Newcastle, the Slovenian striker solely had eyes for United. United’s deal is price an preliminary £66.5m with the potential to rise to £74m.

Having already wrapped up offers for Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, it’s spectacular we’ve additionally now managed to signal one other extremely rated participant. When trying on the prime scorers since August 2023 who’re at the moment below the age of 23 in Europe’s prime 5 leagues, Sesko is first with 39 targets. This places him forward of Jude Bellingham, Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala.

Sesko presents a compelling mix of strengths that might fill essential gaps throughout the squad and propel the group in direction of its ambitions. Ruben Amorim has performed a blinder within the switch market and shall be hoping that Sesko can ship.

Born in 2003, Sesko has quickly ascended the ranks of European soccer. Beginning his skilled journey at Pink Bull Salzburg, he made his debut in 2020 at simply 17. Since then, he has displayed outstanding potential, accruing notable stats that underscore his functionality as a prolific aim scorer and an insightful playmaker.

Final season, he scored 21 targets and offered six assists throughout all competitions, that means he claimed a aim/help each 121 minutes on the pitch. The season earlier than he managed 18 targets and two assists, a aim/help for each 103 minutes he performed.

His goal-scoring file is complemented by a eager sense of positioning, medical ending, and the power to carry out below strain. His capability to hyperlink play and create probabilities provides a layer of unpredictability to his offensive risk. These statistics spotlight a participant with the maturity and consistency to thrive at Outdated Trafford.

Sesko’s ending means, each together with his ft and head, is enhanced by wonderful motion and anticipation. At United, the place our assault usually depends on discovering sharp, decisive finishes, Sesko’s eye for aim shall be invaluable. His means to transform probabilities effectively will assist handle United’s earlier inconsistency in entrance of aim, particularly in matches the place creating clear alternatives has been a problem. Our xG for final season was 54, however we solely scored 44 targets all season. Evaluate this with Liverpool who had an xG of 84, which resulted in 86 targets, or Arsenal with an xG of 62 which translated to 69 targets. Hojlund, our solely no.9, managed simply 4 Premier League targets.

Standing at 6’4″, Sesko’s bodily presence permits him to compete successfully towards defenders in aerial duels and hold-up play. Coupled together with his technical refinement, wonderful ball management, dribbling, and speedy acceleration, he can hyperlink seamlessly with midfielders and our vast forwards. This power set will allow him to contribute each as a conventional quantity 9 and in additional fluid attacking roles, providing tactical flexibility.

Final season was past embarrassing for the membership and too many gamers failed to indicate up. Ruben Amorim was given a troublesome activity in becoming a member of as soon as the season had began, and never being backed within the switch market, however that also doesn’t excuse how badly we performed and the way poor the outcomes have been. The limp efficiency within the Europa League closing summed up the disastrous marketing campaign.

With that context, it’s arduous to get too excited in regards to the season forward, however with Sesko set to displace Hojlund from the beginning XI, whose future continues to be not sure regardless of him liking a submit on social media saying Sesko’s arrival, we needs to be in a greater place to attain targets not less than.

It’s been a darkish time as a United fan however there’s lastly some motive for hope. The identify of the membership has landed us three unimaginable signings and now it’s time to start out making that identify imply one thing once more.