JAKARTA - RB Leipzig has received official offer proposals from Manchester United and Newcastle United for striker Benjamin Sesko.
According to ESPN, the two options are being reviewed by the Bundesliga club.
Newcastle made an initial offer of around 65.4 million pounds (Rp1.4 trillion) with an additional potential of 4.3 million pounds (Rp93.7 billion). However, the offer was rejected last week.
Now The Magpies have made a better offer of 69.7 million (IDR 1.5 trillion) plus an additional.
Meanwhile, an offer from Manchester United is reported to have the same value as Newcastle's new proposal.
Even so, the Red Devils have the resources to make a higher offer after loaning Marcus Rashford to Barcelona and getting an additional 20.7 million pounds (Rp451 billion) from the clause.
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Meanwhile, Sesko was not included in the Leipzig squad for the friendly match against Atalanta on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
He is considering whether his next move in his career will involve a move to Old Trafford, St. James' Park, or a contract extension at the Red Bull Arena.
Manchester United believes they will win the race to get Sesko's signature if the choice is between the two Premier League clubs.
If Newcastle manages to get Sesko - who has played 41 times for the Slovenian National Team and scored 21 goals in 45 appearances in all competitions for the 2024/2025 Leipzig season - it could greatly affect the future of striker Alexander Isak.
Newcastle has rejected an offer of 110 million pounds from Liverpool for the Swedish international, who previously trained at his former club, Real Sociedad, after revealing that he may be open to moving.
Isak returned to Tynese on Monday, August 4, 2025, to speak with Newcastle's Manager, Eddie Howe. While the rest of the squad members returned from their pre-season trips to Singapore and South Korea.
Howe's team is also eyeing Yoane Wissa from Brentford. The success of bringing in one or both of their targets could be the key to Isak's future.
If Howe is satisfied with the 25-year-old's commitment, Newcastle will be interested in defending the player who scored 23 goals in 34 appearances in the Premier League for the 2024/2025 season and his contract is valid until the summer of 2028.
Despite the offer to Sesko, Leipzig has yet to accept any offer for Dutch player Xavi Simons, amid reports of interest from Chelsea.
Simons completed a permanent move to Leipzig in January 2025 after being loaned out of Paris Saint-Germain since the previous season.
He recorded 11 goals and eight assists in 33 appearances in the 2024/2025 season.
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