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Man Utd agree £74m deal for Leipzig striker Sesko
UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 7 – Manchester United will pay an initial £66.3 million plus £7.4 million in add-ons to secure forward Benjamin Sesko after outbidding Newcastle United in a summer transfer race.
- Manchester United agreed a deal this summer to sign 22-year-old Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig for up to £73.7 million.
- The transfer followed bidding competition with Newcastle United, with Sesko favoring United despite Newcastle's higher wage offer.
- Sesko scored 21 goals last season for Leipzig and is set to join United ahead of the new Premier League season, signing a five-year contract.
- The deal includes an initial fee of £66.3 million plus £7.37 million in performance add-ons, and Sesko's agents waived part of their commission.
- Sesko’s signing brings United’s summer attack spending to over £190 million as the club aims to improve after finishing 15th last season.
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Šešek is only one official confirmation away from a move to Manchester United.
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After numerous twists and turns and talks, there are no more unknowns, the 22-year-old Slovenian football ace will be at home at Old Trafford. Weekly salary of at least 150,000 euros.
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