Man Utd agree £74m deal for Leipzig striker Sesko

Benjamin Sesko has been signed by Manchester United for a sum of £73.7 million (85 million euros) through Red Bull Leipzig.

A guaranteed payment of £66.3 million (76. 5 million euros), with the rest being added on, is included in the agreement.

Before making his final move to Old Trafford, Sesko will now complete the paperwork, including a Friday medical.

The 22-year-old Slovenian international has made 87 starts for German side Leipzig and has also attracted interest from Newcastle.

For a combined fee of around £130 million, United have already signed forwards Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo this summer.

While Marcus Rashford’s entire £325, 000-a-week salary is being covered by his loan move to Barcelona, those payments have been put in place in a favorable manner so that United can continue to spend.

After Chelsea pulled out of a Jadon Sancho deal, United also received £5 million from them.

Additionally, United could raise another £50 million by selling Argentine winger Alejandro Garnacho, who is attracting interest from Chelsea and has been given a transfer deadline this summer.

Rasmus Hojlund, their main striker from last season, has been offered for sale for £40 million after only 14 Premier League goals in the last two years.

With 39 goals in 87 games, Sesko is currently the top scorer under the age of 23 among players in Europe’s top five leagues. He moved to Germany.

Florian Wirtz, who left Bayer Leverkusen for £100m this summer, is one step ahead of Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and is five clear of him.

Sesko is big, strong, quick, agile, and a strong finisher, and not just because they both played for Salzburg.