{"id":20121,"date":"2025-07-30T11:46:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/manchester-united-contacts-leipzig-for-sesko-is-a-blockbuster-signing-on-the-way\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:46:46","slug":"manchester-united-contacts-leipzig-for-sesko-is-a-blockbuster-signing-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/manchester-united-contacts-leipzig-for-sesko-is-a-blockbuster-signing-on-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United contacts Leipzig for Sesko: Is a blockbuster signing on the way?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Manchester United Contacts RB Leipzig for Benjamin Sesko<\/h2>\n\nManchester United have initiated contact with RB Leipzig to explore the possibility of signing Benjamin Sesko, according to sources close to the club.\n\nAlthough formal negotiations have not yet begun, United has contacted the Bundesliga club to find out the financial demands for the striker.\n\nRB Leipzig, for its part, values the Slovenian international at a figure that ranges between 80 and 90 million euros.\n\nThis valuation could be a bit high for United, who hope to reach an agreement that benefits both parties.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0730%2Fr1525658_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Man United are eyeing a potential move for Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nThere is interest in Sesko from Newcastle United, but sources indicate that United is confident of emerging victorious if the final decision comes down to these two clubs.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>United have also shown interest in Ollie Watkins.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nWatkins, 29 years old, is considered a more economical option, with proven experience in the Premier League, although Aston Villa has made it clear that he is not available for transfer this summer.\n\nSesko has scored 39 goals in 87 matches with Leipzig since his arrival from Red Bull Salzburg in 2023, including 27 goals in his two Bundesliga seasons.\n\nThe possible arrival of another young forward could affect the future of Rasmus H\u00f8jlund, who has struggled to score goals since joining the club from Atalanta in 2023.\n\nThere has been interest in H\u00f8jlund from Napoli and Juventus this summer.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United Contacts RB Leipzig for Benjamin Sesko Manchester United have initiated contact with RB Leipzig to explore the possibility of signing Benjamin Sesko, according to sources close to the club. Although formal negotiations have not yet begun, United has contacted the Bundesliga club to find out the financial demands for the striker. RB Leipzig, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[6491,143,6240,1619],"class_list":{"0":"post-20121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-benjamin-sesko","9":"tag-manchester-united","10":"tag-rb-leipzig","11":"tag-signing"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}