'Crazy offer' - Manchester United keen on 14-goal striker move with hefty price tag

Manchester United have underperformed so far this season and will want to start climbing up the table. They have been patient with their recruitment so far this month.

The Red Devils aren’t rushing into any deals. Ruben Amorim has the chance to put his own stamp on the squad.

United have until the deadline on Monday 3rd February to land any targets. They also have until then to sell or loan out any players.

Update on Manchester United links to Benjamin Sesko

RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko ‘wants’ to join Arsenal over United and Chelsea according to talkSPORT. His situation in Germany is up in the air this winter amid attention from elsewhere.

Sesko, who is 21-years-old, could be seen by Amorim as someone to bolster his attacking department. He has a lot of potential and would be a useful long-term addition for the North West outfit.

The Slovenia international has been on the books at Leipzig since joining the Bundesliga club in 2023. He has since scored 31 goals in 67 games in all competitions for them to date, 14 of which have come in this campaign.

Sesko was snapped up as a youngster by RB Salzburg and was loaned out to FC Liefering to get some experience under his belt initially. He then broke into the first-team of the Austrian Bundesliga team and found the net on 29 occasions in 79 outings before his current club swooped in for his signature.

Leipzig could now face a battle to keep hold of him amid attention from elsewhere. A switch to England wouldn’t be a surprise and he has been linked with it for a while.

What has been said about Manchester United-linked Benjamin Sesko?

Reporter Ben Jacobs revealed earlier this month that United-linked Sesko was back on the radar of Arsenal. Leipzig are not willing to let him go cheaply though and he would require a ‘crazy’ offer. He told Inside Gooners: "The good news for Arsenal is that they have a number of concrete summer targets so there is a logic of escalating the pursuit of some of them for January.

"It's whether they're feasible, these targets are difficult to get in the market. With Sesko, some contact has been made with Leipzig to understand whether anything is possible.

"There's no release cause in his new contract and the player is very keen on his own development to make sure he doesn't rush a move. Even though Leipzig are out of the Champions League, they're pushing in the cup and to qualify again next season.

"It's not impossible but it's difficult and they'll want to protect the relationship with Leipzig if they're to revisit it in the summer. The better news for Arsenal is that last summer when the project was pitched from Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United, Sesko picked Arsenal and then made a secondary choice of whether it was now or to stay at Leipzig. It's going to take a crazy offer or be impossible in January because Leipzig's position is very firm."