Not In Accordance With Expectations, Alan Shearer Kecam Manchester United Sesko Transfer Too Mahal

Benjamin Sesko must prove his quality according to the transfer tag (Instagram/@manchesterunited).

JAKARTA - Alan Shearer criticized Manchester United for paying too expensive for Benjamin Sesko's transfer.

The former Red Devils player admits that he has no high hopes for the Slovenian striker worth the 70 million pounds.

Sesko started the season slowly since moving to Old Trafford from RB Leipzig. The Slovenian has struggled to find his best form in the 2025/2026 season and has scored only two goals in 12 games in all competitions.

This is clearly not in line with the expectations of Manchester United, who have long sought the arrival of Sesko in the last days of the transfer market.

Initially, Ruben Amorim's troops made Sesko a priority transfer because they really wanted to solve their goal problems after a bad season in 2024/2025.

However, Sesko has not been able to meet the high price tag because he has only scored two goals in the Premier League and has only started in six of the club's 11 matches.

In the last match against Tottenham Hotspur, which ended in a 2-2 draw, Ruben Amorim included Sesko in the 58th minute, but he was pulled out in the final minutes of the match after a hard tackle from Micky van de Ven.

At the end of the match, Amoram expressed concern over the striker's condition, while ignoring questions about his performance.

"That's not the biggest concern right now. It happened, especially with a striker. I'm more worried about the injury from the injury to the knee."

"We don't know, we need Ben to be a better team. I don't know because we never know about a knee injury," said the Portuguese coach.

Not surprisingly, the situation was criticized by Shearer. He began to speak out about Sesko's difficulties, as well as criticized the Red Devils for spending a lot of money on his transfer.

"One player who has to play better for Manchester United is Benjamin Sesko. They pay around 70 million pounds for him."

"It's a very expensive money, I know it's a transfer market, but it's too expensive. He's had a difficult start and I honestly don't expect big things from him."

"I think he's a good player, but I'm not sure he's more than that. He should have scored several more goals than he's scored so far."

"This is a difficult start for him, especially considering the money Manchester United paid," Shearer told Betfair.

It is not clear when Sesko will appear again for Manchester United. Nearby, Ruben Amorim's team will arrive at Everton on November 24, 2025.