{"id":49368,"date":"2025-08-06T11:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/49368\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T11:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:29:09","slug":"transfer-news-benjamin-sesko-reportedly-wants-man-utd-move-with-talks-closing-in-plus-darwin-nunez-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/49368\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer news: Benjamin Sesko reportedly ‘wants’ Man Utd move with talks ‘closing in’, plus Darwin Nunez latest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Would Man Utd and Sesko be a good fit?published at 11:17 British Summer Time<\/p>\n

11:17 BST<\/p>\n

\"\"Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport<\/p>\n

Benjamin Sesko would be a likely starter at one of the world’s biggest clubs if he joined Manchester United and could be part of an all-new front line with Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.<\/p>\n

Rasmus Hojlund has only scored 14 league goals in two seasons and by contrast, Sesko has 27 Bundesliga goals in that time since joining RB Leipzig from RB Salzburg. <\/p>\n

He could also get plenty of service from the three players nearest him if he was the focal point up top.<\/p>\n

Bruno Fernandes created more chances than any other Premier League player last season – 91 – with his team-mates scoring 10 of them while Mbuemo created 70 and Cunha 57. <\/p>\n

So why might Sesko not want to move to Old Trafford? <\/p>\n

For one, United are not in any European competition this season and finished 15th last season, their worst campaign since they were relegated in 1973-74.<\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim has been given the chance to rebuild this summer but a bad start could see a managerial change too.<\/p>\n

And Sesko would have to buck a fairly dramatic trend. There is a very strong argument that Portugal midfielder Fernandes is the only outright success United have had in the transfer market since 2016.<\/p>\n

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