Watkins and Sesko head Man Utd’s striker wishlist

If Manchester United decides to add more players to their strike force during the current transfer window, Ollie Watkins and Benjamin Sesko are at the top of their list.

The United hierarchy agrees that they need to begin off-loading some of their unwanted players in order to pay for a new addition, which might not occur until the deadline of September 1.

No player would be simple to bring to Old Trafford.

Newcastle are known to be interested in Slovenian Sesko, but they have missed out on a number of important targets this summer and are uncertain about their own star forward Alexander Isak.

In his 33 Bundesliga games last year, the 22-year-old scored 13 goals.

Villa have stated that Watkins’ sale to England is not in their interest.

Rasmus Hojlund, who had a poor season last year, scoring just 10 goals in 52 games, is currently Ruben Amorim’s first-choice center forward.

The £72m man made a wise decision by using his pace and strength to create a chance for himself that struck the outside of the post in Saturday’s 2-1 win over West Ham, according to Amorim.

However, his boss was irritated by one missed first-half chance, which he had not yet scored in two pre-season starts.

United has so far signed three players this summer, including teenage defender Diego Leon and attacking duo Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, who could also play as a central striker but are thought to be more likely to occupy Amorim’s preferred two number 10 slots. United has already spent almost £130 million on these two signings.

Amorim discussed his current preference to sign players who are familiar with the Premier League on Friday.

Rashford signed for Barcelona last week, while Tyrrell Malacia, Antony, Jadon Sancho, and Alejandro Garnacho, United’s other unwanted players, were excluded from the team’s US tour.