· 2 August 2025, 13:00
**Newcastle United have made an official approach to sign RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko in the hopes of beating Manchester United to the punch.**
Both Premier League sides were set to battle it out for the Slovenian forward, but Newcastle have struck first in the hopes that their eagerness to get the deal done will convince Sesko to head to Tyneside.
It had been reported that the 22-year-old favoured a move to Old Trafford, but while Man United weigh up their options, Newcastle have struck by offering a record-breaking €75m+€5m (total £69.8 million) to RB Leipzig.
This offer has now been widely reported, so we believe it to be genuine, and now it just depends on whether Sesko is open to the move to Tyneside, which many journalists suspect he will be.
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RB Leipzig leave Benjamin Sesko out of the squad for the friendly against Atalanta
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While Sesko ponders his future, Keith Downie has confirmed that Sesko has been left out of Leipzig's squad for today's friendly against Atalanta BC.
> 🚨 Benjamin Sesko has been left out of RB Leipzig’s squad for friendly today v Atalanta. 💰 As exclusively revealed this morning, Newcastle made a €75m + €5m offer to Leipzig overnight. It matches their valuation of the striker.
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> 🤔 Decision rests with Sesko; Man United also at the table.
Benjamin Sesko now favours a move to Newcastle, according to Slovenian reports
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Reports from Slovenia claim that Sesko is [now favouring a move to Newcastle](https://nufcfeed.com/reports-suggest-benjamin-sesko-is-ready-to-join-newcastle-united-in-dramatic-u-turn-1485315), which has changed things massively in terms of the bookies' odds and the general feeling around Newcastle.
With the bid now in and having met Leipzig's demands, Newcastle are hoping that their decisive action will be enough to prove that they want him more than Man United. Indeed, there's still a feeling that Man United can't afford to match the deal until they make a sale, so for once, Newcastle have acted quickly, and it may well benefit them.
We're still trying not to get too carried away, but we're certainly feeling a lot more positive about things than we were 24 hours ago.