Manchester United have made a bid worth just under £74m (€85m) to RB Leipzig for striker Benjamin Sesko.
The fee is an initial £65m plus around £8.9m (€75m + €10m) in performance related add-ons.
Newcastle's second bid of £69.7m plus add-ons was higher - after an initial offer of just under £70m (€80m) plus add-ons.
Sesko has been open to both projects - but one source has told _Sky Sports News_ he is leaning towards Manchester United.
_More to follow..._
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