{"id":615868,"date":"2022-08-07T04:51:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T08:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615868"},"modified":"2022-08-07T04:51:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T08:51:18","slug":"benjamin-sesko-manchester-united-chelsea-leipzig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/07\/benjamin-sesko-manchester-united-chelsea-leipzig\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Supernatural&#8217; Manchester United and Chelsea Target Could Make Bundesliga Move After Agent Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1555903912313503747\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/19\/brighton-hove-albion-confirm-bernardo-loan-move-to-rb-salzburg\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Bull Salzburg<\/a> and Slovenian international striker Benjamin Sesko continues to mount. RB Leipzig director Oliver Mintzlaff, who is also an important figure at Red Bull Group, is due to meet the striker&#8217;s agent Elvis Basanovic with the hope of convincing the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportbible.com\/football\/manchester-united-benjamin-sesko-goal-liverpool-transfers-20220727\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0&#8220;supernatural talent&#8221;<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to join his team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The task of persuading him to stay in the Austrian Bundesliga will not be easy with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/06\/frenkie-de-jong-barcelona-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/06\/chelsea-wesley-fofana-determined\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> both interested, although he could also make a move to the Bundesliga with RB Leipzig, on a path many have taken before him.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Benjamin Sesko: \u2018Supernatural Talent\u2019 Continues to Attract Interest From All Over Europe<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Excl: Leizpig director and main figure of RedBull Group Oliver Mintzlaff will meet today with Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko\u2019s agent Elvis Basanovic to discuss a potential move \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#transfers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It won\u2019t be easy deal on player side as clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea &amp; more are interested. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HjZGXtjP9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HjZGXtjP9s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1555903912313503747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Fascinating Week in Store Regarding the Future of the Young Striker<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As reported recently by\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1555617111766188034?s=21&amp;amp;t=7YHWr_BK4RtafxrBzvQm-Q\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Sesko will not decide his future until all proposals have been considered, with Chelsea and Manchester United both interested in the RB Salzburg forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both Premier League clubs have endured somewhat frustrating transfer windows missing out on key targets, meaning they will be keen to sign this young\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/04\/manchester-united-benjamin-sesko\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018attacking monster\u2019<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with both teams having\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1554852129738833923?s=21&amp;t=7Ce5UGnMoFlOyho7TrbhZw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">held meetings<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with the player&#8217;s agent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Austrian side have remained adamant that they wish to keep him for at least\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1553422796608352257?s=21&amp;t=7Ce5UGnMoFlOyho7TrbhZw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">one more season<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, with the Slovenian international signing a five-year contract last summer. Despite the new deal, the interest in the player from a number of top clubs could see him sold this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/06\/manchester-united-chelsea-frenkie-de-jong-fact\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Suffer Set Back in Pursuit of Frenkie de Jong<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What Sesko Will Bring to Potential Suitors<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sesko possesses many attributes desired by managers looking to improve their attacking options. He is physically dominant, with significant pace making him a nightmare to mark, much like\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/24\/manchester-united-monitoring-talented-rb-salzbsurg-youngester-dubbed-mini-haaland\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Erling Haaland<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He has already impressed on loan at FC Liefering, scoring 22 goals in 44 games in the Second League from 2019-21. Sesko also has 13 goals in 41 games for RB Salzburg, which includes five in as many games in last season&#8217;s Austrian Cup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Fabrizio Romano, the interest in Red Bull Salzburg and Slovenian international striker Benjamin Sesko continues to mount. RB Leipzig director Oliver Mintzlaff, who is also an important figure at Red Bull Group, is due to meet the striker&#8217;s agent Elvis Basanovic with the hope of convincing the\u00a0&#8220;supernatural talent&#8221; to join his team. 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