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Record bid for Sesko a true statement of intent from United
The Chronicle
|August 06, 2025
Newcastle have tabled a £78m bid for Benjamin Sesko
As of last night, there had been no green light from RB Leipzig after an improved bid of €90m (£78.4m) for the striker. Newcastle's total package looks set to work out at a fixed fee of €80m (£69.7m) and €10m (£8.7m) in add-ons.
Manchester United responded with a bid of their own, potentially rising to €85m (£73.8m), with a guaranteed payment of €75m (£65.2m).
Newcastle's proposal would eclipse the £63m spent on Alexander Isak in 2022 and would place Sesko as one of the Premier League's most expensive purchases at the age of 22.
It would also be a statement of intent for a club seeking, desperately, to move closer to their rivals despite enduring a rather testing summer of transfer business.
Newcastle have missed out on big targets and could still lose Isak, against Eddie Howe's will, this month. This, at a time when the club is attempting to build on the success of last season. A deal of this nature, in theory, could bring United closer to that select group of Premier League heavyweights they are seeking to disrupt.
This story is from the August 06, 2025 edition of The Chronicle.
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