Benjamin Sesco was not included in RB Leipzig’s team to face Atalanta on Saturday.
Benjamin Sesco is not on the friendly RB Leipzig match-day team with Serie a Side Atalanta on Saturday afternoon, along with many coveted strikers at the heart of the tug-of-war between Manchester United and Newcastle.
Zabi Simons, who has linked the switch to Chelsea, is also absent due to what the Bundesliga club is called minor injuries. They did not explain the reason for the omission of Sesco.
This follows news that Newcastle has strengthened its interest in strikers in an independent story surrounding the future of current top scorer Alexander Isaac. Toon has now submitted a bid of less than £700 million to Sesko.
Against this backdrop, Manchester United is supported for long-term negotiations with Bundesliga club Leipzig, who is determined to stick to the £700 million valuation.
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United took the first approach to the Slovenian star last week through an intermediary who opened a dialogue about a potential deal. Those talks are underway and will rise this week after United returned from a three-game US tour this week.
United are considering offloading multiple players before the summer transfer window closes, but they have the scope to sign strikers without selling. Marcus Rashford’s loan move during season move to Barcelona cleared £12 million from the annual wage bill, and La Liga Club covered his entire salary.
United also raised £20.7 million from the sale clause, including Anthony Elanga’s switch to Newcastle, the move to Alvaro Fernandez and Maxi Oedere, and the £5 million that Chelsea paid to withdraw from their contract to sign Jadon Sancho.
What’s more, United’s failure to compete in Europe this season – just the second time in 35 years – means they’re not bound by UEFA’s restrictions of spending less than 70% of their annual income on relocations and wages.
The structure of the Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo’s transaction costs £133.5 million, with payments spreading into installments, giving United greater freedom.
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