The search for the striker of MU seems to prioritize the youth than the experience after the Reds are focusing on recruiting Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig.
The negotiations between MU and the Bundesliga club are still in the preliminary period, but Sesko is considered to be more suitable for Ruben Amorim's 3-4-3 scheme and his vision for the future.
Sesko's contract with Leipzig was limited to 2029. When he signed a new contract last year, the term was accompanied by a top club – according to Sesko's definition – making a proposal of about 80 million to 90 million euros, Leipzig would have to allow him to leave.
Sesko can do things that most strikers can only do when in video games. The Slovenian striker may be the largest, most rough and brightest diamond playing in the top 5 tournaments in Europe.
This summer marks the third time MU cares about Sesko. The first time was in 2019 when he emerged in the first team NK Domzale at the age of 16, before watching during the 2022/23 season, when he scored 16 goals after 30 matches in the Bundesliga shirt for Red Bull Salzburg.
In 2025, Sesko developed a speedy striker. He combined terrible speed, strong finishing ability and iron determination to become a striker that the central defenders hate to confront.
A agile striker, 1.95m tall, who had a short time storming in the Austrian league before moving to the Bundesliga, Sesko was compared to Erling Haaland. Sesko has not reached that level, but there are many qualities that he can achieve.
Sesko's finishing map from the 2023/24 season illustrates a striker who likes to shoot anywhere and anytime. Left leg, right leg, head. The “cannon” long -range and lots of strong shots in the penalty area.
Sesko is a confident striker, but lacks the stability needed to become an effective striker. However, he had a problem when standing in front of the goal, shot with stronger force when trying to pierce the crowd.
The ability to finish with Sesko's right foot when shot from the left -down corridor needs to be improved, as well as his movement in the 5m50 penalty area, but he is capable of putting pressure and quick thinking to make the defenders regularly guess.
With a striker at the Red Bull Club, Sesko is very suitable to promote in the open space, leaving the defenders behind to lead the ball. Bruno Fernandes tends to cross the yard crossing the route, but Sesko is too big and too fast, the MU captain will have to adjust a bit.
In addition, Sesko has developed deep backing skills and supports the game links in recent seasons. Sesko possesses skillful legs for a tall, but not good enough in linking the game or playing back to the goal to compare with Alexander Isak or Harry Kane.
However, Sesko still has time, can be good and know how to use the body's advantages to make it difficult for the defender. He was good at fighting and had a reasonable skill to escape from clinging.
Overall, Sesko is very potential. He was rough in some places, but it could make it difficult for the defenders to lose his temper. It is quite helpful if you own players who take advantage of opportunities like Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.
MU has previously bought unsuccessful “projects” strikers if they ignore Sesko of the present time to focus on the optimal version in his future. To be more clear, Sesko at the age of 22 played more professional than Rasmus Hojlund – but nothing guarantee he would avoid the mental down to Hojlund and other strikers at Old Trafford.
Sesko lacks sophistication in shots, facilitating the defenders to easily prevent, while the goalkeepers know how to catch cards in the distance. He tends to be “hot head”, too excited when he has overcome a defender and shot, instead of raising his head and finding an easier pass.
All of this can be refined with appropriate training and a good system around. There is a huge possibility that when he was 29 years old, Sesko would be a better striker than Ollie Watkins now, and could even be ranked in the best strikers in the world. The problem is whether you believe that MU modern times will nurture such a player.
The price for Sesko will be very high. The tactical suitability in Amorim's 3-4-3 diagram is promising, but not perfect. In short, Sesko is a great potential striker, but there is a significant risk when signing a contract with such a player for a club like MU. He has physical factors to adapt to life in the Premier League, but no one knows whether he has enough bravery to deal with the scrutiny at Old Trafford.
