{"id":66030,"date":"2025-08-13T07:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66030\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T07:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:51:11","slug":"man-utd-transfer-news-benjamin-sesko-deal-cancels-protest-as-antony-ultimatum-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66030\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfer news: Benjamin Sesko deal cancels protest as Antony ultimatum issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Manchester United protest has been called off in light of the club landing the signing of Benjamin Sesko as Antony&#8217;s future remains front and centre with the transfer deadline closing in<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Manchester-United-v-Fiorentina-Pre-Season-Friendly-Old-Trafford.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Sesko's signing looks to have appeased a section of the Man Utd fans\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Benjamin Sesko&#8217;s signing looks to have appeased a section of the Man Utd fans(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Manchester United&#8217;s frontline has been transformed by an impressive summer of recruitment with three new faces setting them back more than \u00a3200million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/breaking-manchester-united-benjamin-sesko-35695360\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The capture of Benjamin SeskoLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The capture of Benjamin Sesko<\/a>, presented to Old Trafford on Saturday, means <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/ruben-amorim\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Ruben AmorimLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> has addressed the lack of goals in his team last season. With the season fast approaching it is unlikely that any new faces will arrive before they play <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/arsenal-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However Amorim has made it clear he would like a new midfielder with Brighton&#8217;s Carlos Baleba continuing to be linked with a move to Manchester. He&#8217;s excelled at the Amex but, given the fee the Seagulls would demand, there&#8217;s an acceptance that any deal could prove challenging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/paris-saint-germain\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PSG<\/a>&#8216;s Gianluigi Donnarumma is another player who could be on the move with the Parisians leaving him out of their squad for this week&#8217;s European Super Cup. PSG are open to his exit with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-utd-psg-donnarumma-future-35712590\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"United among those keenLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United among those keen<\/a>. Here&#8217;s the latest news lines from the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Sesko signing cancels protest<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> supporters group The 1958 has pulled the plug on a planned protest. The group had planned to march against Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s ownership ahead of United&#8217;s opening <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/premier-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Premier League<\/a> game, against Arsenal. Their decision comes just days after Sesko joined the club. The striker signing in a deal worth up to \u00a374m.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/carlos-baleba-transfer-man-utd-35715669\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35715669\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Baleba transfer: Man Utd given hope after Brighton drop huge hint<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/man-united-benjamin-sesko-amorim-35716305\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35716305\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Sesko&#8217;s behaviour speaks volumes of new Man Utd man \u2013 &#8216;I have to calm him down&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In early August, The 1958 shared plans for a protest while claiming &#8220;shiny new signings&#8221; shouldn&#8217;t distract from minority owner Ratcliffe&#8217;s involvement. However, following a mixed response to the announcement, the group then put the plans to its membership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">While the majority of those surveyed agreed Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS should be judged on what they have delivered, some 68 percent felt they deserved more time to show what they can do. In announcing the postponement of the march, The 1958 published a breakdown of the voting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_GettyImages-2216765096.jpg\" alt=\"Antony's loan stint at Real Betis has put him back in the shop window\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Antony&#8217;s loan stint at Real Betis has put him back in the shop windowAntony ultimatum issued<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Red Devils have issued winger Antony with an ultimatum as the Brazilian attempts to secure a move to Real Betis. The club have demanded the Brazilian winger to accept a transfer offer this week or risk remaining on the sidelines at Old Trafford until January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/la-liga\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">La Liga<\/a> side want to see the former Ajax man return to the club but want to hang on until the final moments of the transfer window to close a deal with United for a loan with option or obligation to buy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But those on the red side of Manchester want to seal an exit, according to reports in Spain, and have already received offers that they would deem financially suitable and do not want to regard Betis as their only option.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2_gettyimages-474829513.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Lewandowski was keen on a move to Manchester in his Borussia Dortmund days\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Robert Lewandowski was keen on a move to Manchester in his Borussia Dortmund days(Image: Alex Grimm\/Bongarts\/Getty Images)Lewandowsi eyed Man Utd move<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Robert Lewandowski has revealed that he &#8220;said yes&#8221; to the opportunity to move to Manchester to play under Sir <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/alex-ferguson\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alex Ferguson<\/a> &#8211; only for the move never to happen. The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/fc-barcelona\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Barcelona<\/a> star has been one of Europe&#8217;s outstanding No 9s for more than a decade, but a different path may have seen him play at Old Trafford under the Scot in his final year as a manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It was in 2012 that he gave the green light to move to Manchester from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/borussia-dortmund\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Borussia Dortmund<\/a> for what would&#8217;ve been the final spell of Ferguson&#8217;s stint in Manchester. 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