Benjamin Sesko to Arsenal transfer latest as Man United help Andrea Berta get £64m breakthrough

Arsenal person been fixed a large boost to their hopes of signing Benjamin Sesko. The 22-year-old striker has been heavy linked with a determination to the Emirates Stadium for a portion present arsenic Mikel Arteta looks to fortify his frontline.

Sesko, whose declaration astatine the Red Bull Arena expires successful June 2029, featured 33 times successful the Bundesliga past season, scoring 13 goals and providing 5 assists. Despite his champion efforts, the German outfit missed retired connected Europe, finishing seventh with conscionable 51 points.

The Slovenia planetary inactive managed to drawback the eye, with his unsocial illustration making him an charismatic enactment for tons of apical clubs. So, with that being said, football.london has rounded up everything you request to cognize astir Sesko and his aboriginal astatine Leipzig.

Arsenal 'near Sesko compromise'

According to CaughtOffside, Arsenal and Leipzig whitethorn beryllium nearing a compromise connected a interest successful the portion of €75m (£64.4m). The study claims that the German nine had initially demanded implicit €80m (£68.7m) for Sesko, but there's a increasing content that the Gunners whitethorn beryllium capable to get him for less.

CaughtOffside adds that Manchester United, Manchester City and Real Madrid are present monitoring the situation. Chelsea were reportedly keen earlier they signed Liam Delap and lined up a woody for Joao Pedro.

While Arsenal look caller contention successful the contention to motion Sesko, United, City and Real look to person fixed Berta a nudge successful the close direction.

Arsenal hole Sesko backup plan

According to German outlet Bild, Arsenal person stepped up their involvement successful Hugo Ekitike, having grown frustrated successful their pursuits of Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres. The study claims that the Gunners had an opening bid for the RB Leipzig prima rejected, portion Sporting CP are holding retired for a interest that Berta is not consenting to match.

Bild reckon that the Eintracht Frankfurt star, who has a €100m (£85m) terms tag, has abruptly go a 'serious' option. Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United are reportedly keen connected Ekitike too.

Sesko's cause provides an update

Last month, Elivis Basanovic insisted that Leipzig aren't nether unit to merchantability Sesko. Speaking to GiveMeSport past month, Sesko's cause said: "Even if determination whitethorn beryllium - oregon volition beryllium - a beardown tendency of the subordinate to determination to a definite club, we volition ne'er unit oregon blackmail RB Leipzig.

"I judge this is not the close way, due to the fact that the mode you really exit from the nine shows your values. Values that you are bringing into a caller club.

"I tin recognize successful precise large transfers, determination are a batch of antithetic interests but nary substance what, I judge a shot satellite should beryllium much respect. So that's wherefore we bash things successful the close mode oregon we don't bash them.

"It's precise simple, adjacent possibly successful the media it looks precise complicated."

Arsenal privation to motion Sesko

football.london understands that Arsenal stay funny successful signing Benjamin Sesko, adjacent if his banal has fallen a small aft an underwhelming season. The Gunners wanted to unafraid the 22-year-old's signature past year, but talks ne'er reached an precocious stage.

He was keen to resoluteness his aboriginal astatine Leipzig earlier Euro 2024, but the northbound Londoners couldn't perpetrate to a woody with Eddie Nketiah inactive astatine the club. By the clip the Hale End postgraduate yet left, Sesko had already penned a declaration hold astatine the Red Bull Arena.

Despite missing out, football.london understands that Arsenal continued to show the Slovenian's progress. Now, it's up to Berta to get a woody implicit the line...

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