{"id":57595,"date":"2025-08-04T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/57595\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:00:10","slug":"man-utd-transfer-news-benjamin-sesko-alarm-bells-amid-rasmus-hojlund-swap-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/57595\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfer news: Benjamin Sesko &#8216;alarm bells&#8217; amid Rasmus Hojlund swap proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United&#8217;s pre-season tour of the US has drawn to a close but there is no end in sight to the speculation surrounding Ruben Amorim&#8217;s squad in the transfer window<\/p>\n<p>03:00, 04 Aug 2025Updated 05:36, 04 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_GettyImages-2213201745.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Sesko\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Benjamin Sesko has been left impressed by Man United&#8217;s efforts(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Manchester United remain engaged in a tug of war with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/newcastle-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a> over their attempts to sign striker Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig &#8211; with the Toon submitting a bid to sign the Slovenia international amid fears that they will lose Alexander Isak to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But United remain in the race with Newcatle&#8217;s opening submission some way short of Leipzig&#8217;s asking price. An offer exceeding \u00a370m is set to be required for Sesko to depart the Bundesliga side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ruben Amorim&#8217;s team wrapped up their tour of the United States on Sunday night against <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/everton-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Everton<\/a> with new signing Bryan Mbeumo handed his debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Here are the transfer tales worth keeping an eye on as the new season appears on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/ruben-amorim-man-utd-leadership-35666599\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim&#8217;s six-man Man Utd leadership group revealed &#8211; &#8216;You deal with that&#8217;<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/man-united-amorim-fernandes-guardiola-35666062\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim copies Pep Guardiola as Man Utd boss lays down law to Red Devils stars<\/a>Garnacho feelings<\/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\/ruben-amorim\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> said he has no hard feelings over <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/alejandro-garnacho\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alejandro Garnacho<\/a> &#8216;s desire to leave Old Trafford for a new challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Winger Garnacho fell out with Amorim after he was dropped for the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/uefa-europa-league\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Europa LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Europa League<\/a> final, which <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/match-reports\/breaking-tottenham-man-utd-europa-35267041\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United lost 1-0<\/a> to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"TottenhamLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> in Bilbao.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In the immediate aftermath of the defeat, Garnacho criticised Amorim&#8217;s decision and said he would consider his future over the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Amorim responded by telling \u00a340million-rated Garnacho he was not part of his future plans and left him off United&#8217;s US tour, with several other players who want out of the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I think with Garnacho, you can understand and you can see that he&#8217;s talented, he&#8217;s a really talented boy,\u201d said Amorim. &#8220;But sometimes things don&#8217;t work out and you cannot explain specifically what it is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sesko concerns<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Arsenal heard &#8220;alarm bells&#8221; when deciding whether to pursue a move for Benjamin Sesko earlier this summer, according to an ESPN report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">After engaging in preliminary talks with the Bundesliga outfit, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/arsenal-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ArsenalLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> chiefs soon found that any deal for the promising forward would be too expensive for a player who has yet to realise his full potential.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The story reported that there were three main reasons for a deal for Sesko setting off &#8220;alarm bells&#8221; including the mammoth fee Leipzig were requesting as well as his own personal terms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Having only had two seasons in a European top-five league &#8211; where he scored 21 goals across all competitions last season &#8211; sources said the club were wary about the mental demands Sesko would have to endure of being the player leading the Arsenal attack and whether he&#8217;d be able to handle the scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_JS376655803.jpg\" alt=\"Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Hojlund&#8217;s future is up in the air(Image: Patrick McDermott\/Getty Images)Cut-price Rasmus<\/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> have opened the door to selling Rasmus Hojlund this summer and have set an asking price of \u00a330million for their striker. United are pursuing a new forward, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/benjamin-sesko-man-utd-transfer-35663194\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">with RB Leipzig&#8217;s \u00a370m-rated Benjamin Sesko their top target<\/a>, although they face competition from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/newcastle-united-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"NewcastleLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Newcastle<\/a> for his signature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Hojlund could go the other way to Leipzig, as part of a player-plus-cash swap deal with Sesko, but the Denmark international is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/manchester-united-hojlund-sesko-leipzig-35664081\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">understood to not want to go to the Bundesliga club<\/a>. Last season Hojlund, who joined United from Atalanta for \u00a372m in 2023, scored 10 goals in all competitions and just four in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Premier LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Premier League<\/a>, underlining the need for a more prolific striker to lead their attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KpLVIG1AXsd0FvfduhjjzO\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Join our new WhatsApp communityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Join our new WhatsApp community<\/a> and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. 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