Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published Tuesday, 05 August 2025, 15:53 / Updated Tuesday, 05 August 2025 15:53
Newcastle United is determined to beat his competition Manchester United for the striker Benjamin sesko from RB Leipzig. On Tuesday afternoon, United came with an official offer of 85 million euros.
UPDATE 3:30 pm »Manchester United put on the table an offer of 85 million euros for Sesko
Fabrizio Romano announced on Tuesday afternoon that after Newcastle came with an offer of 90 million euros for Benjamin Sesko, Manchester United put 85 million euros on the table on Monday, including bonuses, according to Bild.
The initial news
According to The Sun, The Sun, the “Coțofenele” made a new offer to RB Leipzig for Benjamin Sesko. After proposing 70 million euros and up to 10 million in the form of bonuses, they have now added another 10 million to the fixed amount. Which means that the price of the Slovenian striker could reach 90 million euros in the end!
The same The Sun reveals that Newcastle United took this step after receiving positive Sesko signals, also courted by Manchester United. According to the transfer specialist David Ornstein, from The Athletic, including RB Leipzig would currently encourage a player transfer to “Coțofne” than Old Trafford.
Manchester United must sell Rasmus Hojlund first
“Newcastle is eager to receive an answer in one way or another in the next 24 hours, to know what to do next,” writes the cited publication. The club is also pressed by the fact that Alexander Isak pressure to be given OK for a transfer to Liverpool. A transaction from which he hopes to choose with 170 million euros and to finance Sesko.
Manchester United? The manager Ruben Amorim still hopes to bring Sloven with Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, in a completely new attack. Portuguese problem? First he must escape Rasmus Hojlund, the “peak” that has disappointed terribly in the Premier League, to generate new funds.
RB Leipzig did not include Benjamin Sesko in the lot for the friend with Atalanta
Sesko was excluded from RB Leipzig's lot for the friendly friend, last Saturday. And an important figure in the leadership of RB Leipzig, Marcel Schaefer, acknowledged that the club in the lot because of the interest he arouses from United and Newcastle.
In Benji's case, several clubs have shown a concrete interest. In view of the general situation, I decided that it will not play against Atalanta, ”said Schaefer to the daily Bild.
