Benjamin Sesko’s price tag with RB Leipzig appears to have risen to £86m, with Arsenal among the clubs interested in signing the striker this summer.
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 28: Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and FC Augsburg at Red Bull Arena on September 28, 2024 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
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Sky Sports News report that a club approached RB Leipzig over a potential move for Benjamin Sesko last week, and they were told that the German club would accept an offer of more than £86m.
Leipzig did add that the fee is negotiable, but the current figure is significantly higher than previous estimates.
Sky themselves had previously reported that Sesko’s release clause started at a little under £50m, but that appearances, goals, and assists could push it above £66m. But even that figure is £20m short of the fee now being claimed.
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 28: Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and FC Augsburg at Red Bull Arena on September 28, 2024 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
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It’s hard to see what conditions Sesko could possibly have met to have the clause increase by over 70%.
He has 13 league goals and five assists with Leipzig this season, who have failed to qualify for the Champions League. He’s only scored three more goals in all competitions than he managed in 2023/24.
If Sesko’s release clause has indeed increased from £50m to £86m, the targets to bump up the fee must have been very easy to achieve.
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - JANUARY 22: Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig scores his team's first goal as Franco Israel of Sporting CP fails to make a save during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD7 match between RB Leipzig and Sporting Clube de Portugal at Leipzig Stadium on January 22, 2025 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
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Arsenal have been heavily linked with Sesko, and Sky Sports News also mention Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus, Napoli, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and even Newcastle United as clubs watching the situation.
Though Newcastle’s interest has reportedly cooled in light of the fact they’re likely to qualify for the Champions League and hold onto Alexander Isak.
But at £86m, it’s hard to see Arsenal being seriously interested. The Gunners have plenty of other business to do, and they won’t have the funds for it if they have to spend so much on each individual position.
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