Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim is excited at the prospect of Benjamin Sesko joining with the Red Devils \u2018very optimistic\u2019 a deal will get done, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils are desperate to sign a new striker this summer after\u00a0already bringing in Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo to improve their attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n Only four Premier League sides scored fewer goals than\u00a0Man Utd<\/a>\u00a0last season with Ruben Amorim\u2019s side finishing 15th in the table.<\/p>\n Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund faced a lot of criticism for only scoring seven Premier League goals between them last season and Man Utd have made a new striker their priority.<\/p>\n Former Ipswich Town star Liam Delap was understood to be a target early in the transfer window before he moved to Chelsea and\u00a0now RB Leipzig\u2019s Sesko and Aston Villa\u2019s Ollie Watkins have emerged as the main two strikers on their radar<\/a>.<\/p>\n Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed earlier on Friday that Man Utd have contacted RB Leipzig about their willingness to bid for Sesko this summer.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd score highly, Newcastle slammed in 25\/26 Premier League away and third kit rankings<\/a><\/p>\n Romano said on his YouTube channel<\/a>: \u201cMan Utd have made direct contact with RB Leipzig to inform them they are prepared to bid for Benjamin Sesko, but only if they have encouragement from the player, who says: \u2018OK, I want to join you,\u2019\u201d Romano says.<\/p>\n \u201cNewcastle are ready to match whatever is needed with Leipzig and the player. Man Utd are ready to bid, which is different. But this move from Man Utd is part of the strategy to show the player they are serious and that they are ready for business and can really do it.<\/p>\n \u201cNow the story enters an important stage. It\u2019s going to be on Sesko to decide what he wants to do: Newcastle or Man Utd. So he\u2019ll talk with his agent and family about his future. Sesko will now seriously start deciding what he wants to do.\u201d<\/p>\n And another transfer journalist, Ben Jacobs, claimed that Man Utd are now \u2018frontrunners\u2019 to sign the Slovenia international ahead of Newcastle this summer.<\/p>\n MORE MANCHESTER UNITED COVERAGE ON F365 Jacobs wrote on X<\/a>: \u2018Manchester United frontrunners for Benjamin Sesko after positive talks this week. Sesko keen to join even without European football this season. #NUFC fear Sesko is going to Old Trafford despite remaining in talks. Deal still complicated by Leipzig\u2019s asking price, as #AFC also found earlier in the window. \u20ac75m plus add-ons quoted to clubs.\u2019<\/p>\n Despite reports that Man Utd boss Amorim wanted to sign Aston Villa\u2019s Watkins ahead of Sesko<\/a>, The Sun claims that the Portuguese head coach is excited by the latter\u2019s potential arrival.<\/p>\n
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