Manchester United have made serious moves in order to beat Premier League rivals Newcastle in the the race for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko.
As relayed by The Peoples Person, the Red Devils submitted an opening offer of £65 million plus around £8.9 million in add-ons (€75m + €10m) for the Slovenian.
This comes after the Magpies also submitted their offer worth a total of €90 million, which is €5 million more than INEOS’ offer.
Interestingly, Sky Sports have added that Eddie Howe’s side have offered more upfront as compared to United in order to sway Leipzig.
Sesko to choose
But the report claims the Bundesliga side have left it to the 22-year-old to take the final call. This indicates they have accepted both offers.
“Newcastle have been internally concerned that if Man Utd come to the table, Sesko favours a move to Man Utd. That offer was made by then, totalling £65m plus around £8.9m (€75m + €10m).
“It’s short of Newcastle’s offer. They offered around £5m more. Newcastle have offered more up front and more in total but Man Utd have come to the table.
“One source maintains that the player favours a move to Man Utd. He is open to both moves and it is not that he is against Newcastle – but if it came to the two, Man Utd would be the choice.
United waiting for a response
“We are yet to hear back from RB Leipzig on Newcastle’s or Man Utd’s offer. It is a confusing situation. Internally, they were given encouragement that the player would be up for a move to Newcastle.
“It feels, from the noises we are hearing, that Leipzig will leave it up to the player to decide. We have not heard the last of this one. There will be more negotiations to come.”
Newcastle are likely to up their offer in the days to come, but United are unlikely to go any higher as they have reached their limit in terms of the player’s valuation. Leipzig might act greedy and push the player in Newcastle’s direction.
But United are banking on Benjamin Sesko choosing them over Newcastle. INEOS would not have submitted a proposal otherwise. Interesting times lie ahead.
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Ayantan Chowdhury
Ayantan has worked for 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites but his heart was always set on writing about his favourite club. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25
