The story of the fight to sign Benjamin Sesko, the tactics both teams used and how he finally ended up at Old Trafford

Manchester United have won the race to sign Benjamin Sesko, landing the striker from RB Leipzig for a reported £73.7million. Sesko, the Slovenian international, was originally on Arsenal’s shortlist earlier in the summer before they moved for Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres, and the 22-year-old was also courted by Newcastle United.

Manchester United and Newcastle United were in a race to sign RB Leipzig’s 22-year-old Slovenian striker Benjamin Šeško, with both clubs reportedly making bids in the range of €70–75 million. Incidentally,