RB Leipzig wonderkid Benjamin Sesko Sesko has an affordable release clause of €50 million, according to Sky Sport Germany. The clause was a compromise Leipzig reached to secure his signature.
The 20-year-old has been of interest to several top clubs in Europe since he first emerged from Red Bull Salzburg’s youth team in 2019, and Leipzig needed to insert a release clause in the deal to entice him.
However, clubs will be circling for the Slovenian starlet when his release clause becomes active this summer. Among clubs interested in his services are Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur.
The Blues desperately need a centre-forward to bang in goals for them and have Sesko on their shortlist.
They reportedly considered a move for him in the summer of 2022 before he chose Leipzig, and they could return for him.
Sesko fits into Chelsea’s new model of signing young players before they hit their prime. He’d also be a less expensive addition than other targets like Victor Osimhen, Viktor Gyokeres, and Ivan Toney.
Man United had a look at Sesko when he was available before he accepted the move to Germany.
The Red Devils are scouring the market for a striker to provide competition for summer signing Rasmus Hojlund with Anthony Martial’s future uncertain and could turn to the Radece-born star.
Tottenham lost Harry Kane last summer and failed to replace him, meaning they will be in the market for a centre-forward this summer.
Sesko could be the perfect addition to Ange Postecouglou’s exciting Spurs side with playmakers like Heung-min Son and James Maddison around him. They have been linked with a move for him.
Sesko may have only netted three goals in 14 Bundesliga appearances this term, but it is only because Leipzig boss Marco Rose has Lois Openda ahead of him in the pecking order.
Given the opportunity at one of these Premier League clubs, he could begin to fulfil the remarkable talent he showed in the Austrian Bundesliga, where he notched 21 goals and four assists in 54 appearances.
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