Newcastle have upped their bid to RB Leipzig for striker Benjamin Sesko, in accordance with Sky in Germany.
It’s understood Newcastle at the moment are providing £69.7m (€80m) as a hard and fast payment plus add-ons.
As solely revealed by Sky Sports activities Information on Saturday, Newcastle first provided £65.3m plus £4.36m (€75m+€5m) in bonuses and had been in talks over the construction of a deal after making their official bid.
They’ve since been negotiating with Leipzig and Sky in Germany are reporting that they’ve now raised their provide.
In the meantime, Manchester United are anticipated to make a proper provide for Sesko.
United have been in talks with Leipzig over what they’d be ready to pay.
Sesko is open to each initiatives however one supply advised Sky Sports activities Information he’s leaning in direction of Man Utd if they will agree a deal.
United’s pursuit of Sesko throws into query Rasmus Hojlund’s future at Previous Trafford, with the membership understood to be listening to appropriate gives for the striker.
It was thought United must make gross sales with a view to herald a striker. Nonetheless, whereas the precedence is to dump gamers, it’s understood Ruben Amorim’s facet should buy earlier than promoting, supplied there are gross sales earlier than the window closes.
It’s understood Leipzig are concerned with Hojlund and have explored the circumstances of a mortgage. Leipzig had proposed taking the striker on mortgage as a part of any potential deal for Sesko.
Hojlund has began two of Man Utd’s 4 pre-season video games to this point and scored of their 4-1 win over Bournemouth, however the potential arrival of a brand new striker may restrict his recreation time.
A situation the place Sesko joins and Hojlund stays can’t be dominated out.
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Sky Sports activities Information’ Danyal Khan and soccer skilled Kevin Hatchard focus on Man Utd’s transfer to contemplate gives for Rasmus Hojlund amid curiosity in Benjamin Sesko
RB Leipzig chief talks Sesko future
Sesko was absent from RB Leipzig’s pre-season pleasant loss to Atalanta on Saturday resulting from his anticipated departure from the membership. The striker has advised his team-mates that he might be leaving, in accordance with Sky in Germany.
Marcel Schafer, Leipzig’s managing director for sport, confirmed golf equipment have made approaches for Sesko.
“We won’t go into detail on that but when I say that several clubs have shown strong interest and have made approaches, it’s obvious what has happened,” he stated.
Newcastle are additionally concerned with Yoane Wissa, who was not a part of Brentford’s squad for his or her pleasant in opposition to QPR on Saturday as he pushes for a transfer.
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Manchester United supervisor Ruben Amorim didn’t give something away when requested about curiosity in Benjamin Sesko and the way forward for Rasmus Hojlund
Howe: We solely need one of the best targets
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe stated Newcastle are solely “looking for the best” when it comes to switch targets amid a difficult window for the membership.
Not solely have the Magpies been hit by Isak’s want to depart however they’ve additionally missed out on quite a few switch targets to rivals, together with Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Hugo Ekitike and James Trafford.
Newcastle have additionally hit a roadblock of their pursuit of Wissa after having a £25m bid knocked again, though the Brentford striker needs to affix the Magpies.
With Callum Wilson becoming a member of West Ham, it leaves simply Will Osula as their various to Alexander Isak at No 9.
“We’re looking for the best players that we can get,” stated Howe. “Whatever our target position is, we’re looking for the best, so I see all situations open and available to us.
“I really feel that is the one approach that we will get to the place we need to go, which is to maximise, and it is high quality over amount. It all the time has been. That is all the time been the best way that we attempt to work and the best way that we attempt to recruit, and I feel we have completed it fairly nicely up to now.
“It’s been a challenging summer because we’ve missed out on various targets for loads of different reasons, but we’re still very competitive and we’re still in there trying to bring very good players to the club – and that won’t change until the window shuts.”
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