Benjamin Sesko has likelihood to land dream Man Utd shirt quantity after Ruben Amorim choice
Manchester United are on the verge of sealing their deal for Benjamin Sesko and the following activity will likely be for the Slovenia worldwide striker to decide on a shirt quantity
Benjamin Sesko may return to his first ever squad quantity when he strikes to Manchester United. Nevertheless, that will require Ruben Amorim to take the quantity from Antony within the anticipation the winger will go away.
Amorim has already made that sort of transfer as soon as this summer season. Matheus Cunha inherited Marcus Rashford's No.10 shirt whereas the England worldwide was nonetheless a United participant, although Rashford has since joined Barcelona on mortgage.
Sesko wore 30 for RB Leipzig final season, however that quantity already belongs to United new boy Diego Leon. When Sesko arrives at Previous Trafford – and it now seems to be when slightly than if – he'll have to decide on an alternate.
The No.11 he wore for Slovenia at Euro 2024 can also be occupied, with Joshua Zirkzee going nowhere. Nevertheless, 21, the quantity he wore as a young person at Liefering, is prone to develop into obtainable with Antony anticipated to go away the membership.
Sesko scored 21 league targets for Liefering within the 2020-21 season with 21 on his again. That's nonetheless his finest single-season return within the league, although he netted 21 instances in all competitions for Leipzig final time period.
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United's transfer for Sesko will set them again as much as £74million after an settlement was reached with Leipzig. He’s due in for a medical on Friday after selecting Ruben Amorim's facet over rivals Newcastle, and needs to be obtainable for the Premier League opener towards Arsenal every week on Sunday.
Amorim's staff may not be executed there, although. Gianluigi Donnarumma continues to be linked with an Previous Trafford swap, and experiences on the continent counsel Lucas Chevalier – the person primed to take his place at Paris Saint-Germain – has handed his medical forward of a big-money transfer from Lille.
By way of outgoings, Antony isn't the one one set to go away. Actual Betis stay eager on the Brazilian after he thrived on mortgage with the membership final season, although there’s additionally curiosity from elsewhere amid questions over whether or not the La Liga facet can meet United's asking worth.
Alejandro Garnacho and Jadon Sancho are additionally anticipated to go away Previous Trafford. Juventus have led the chase for Sancho for a lot of the summer season, whereas Garnacho is the topic of renewed curiosity from Chelsea.
United need £50m for Argentina star Garnacho, who completed final season with the membership regardless of January curiosity from each Chelsea and Napoli. Enzo Maresca's Blues are additionally pursuing a transfer for Leipzig's Xavi Simons, although, and may have to finish gross sales of their very own in the event that they're to land each targets.
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