European giants rule themselves out of spectacular raid on United for star attacker – report

Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko has had a rollercoaster start to life at Old Trafford. Original goal struggle The Slovenian forward did not score his first goal until late September and only managed two before Christmas. Nonetheless, since the departure of Ruben Amorim, he has plundered many more. Sesko grabbed three in Darren Fletcher’s two games as caretaker manager and has scored a total of 10 goals this season. This makes him the club’s current top goalscorer, ahead of Bryan Mbeumo. He has also scored crucial goals such as late winners versus Everton and Fulham, and grabbed a last-gasp equaliser against West Ham United. The young striker has still not managed to get many starts for the Red Devils, with most of his goals coming from the bench. Barcelona rule themselves out Sesko will certainly want to start more games next season, but he will most likely be content with how his first season in England has gone. Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo has somewhat surprisingly linked Sesko to a move to FC Barcelona. The Catalans are on the lookout for a new number nine, with Robert Lewandowski coming to the end of his career. The paper reported that, “Slovenian Benjamin Sesko was highly regarded last year for his future before leaving Leipzig for Manchester United, who paid €76.5 million.” It is then stated that, “however, he is not living up to expectations at Old Trafford, where he has only started three matches in 2026. Although he could leave Manchester, Barcelona are not considering a move.” Final thoughts It is highly unlikely that either Sesko or Manchester United are considering a departure, owing to his goalscoring prowess in 2026. What’s more, if United do achieve Champions League qualification this season, his goals will have provided a significant boost to their efforts. Benjamin Sesko season stats Games playedGoalsAssistsMins played 281011514 Source: transfermarkt.com Featured image Stu Forster via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.