Arsenal lead Chelsea and Manchester United within the race to signal RB Leizpig’s Benjamin Sesko this summer season, based on a report.
A lot of Europe’s elite golf equipment are on the hunt for a brand new striker and Sesko is a reputation that has often popped up in switch gossip columns for months.
90min revealed in April the 20-year-old may very well be on the transfer this summer season as Leipzig are ready to sanction a sale so long as they obtain a good market price price, with Arsenal, Chelsea and United all . Nonetheless, Sesko’s launch clause has risen from £42m to someplace within the area of £64m after triggering targets in his contract on the finish of a tremendous debut season in Germany by which he is scored 17 targets in 41 video games.
The Telegraph now report that Arsenal are ‘in pole place’ to signal Sesko, although are but to resolve whether or not they need to agency up their curiosity.
Sesko, a pure 9 who would convey additional peak at 6’5, differs to Arsenal’s present striker choices – Kai Havertz is of course an attacking midfielder, whereas Gabriel Jesus is extra cell however has struggled in entrance of objective this season.
Although Arsenal are monitoring Sesko and will but make a transfer for him, he isn’t the one striker on their radar, with Bologna’s Joshua Zirkzee and Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres additionally of curiosity.
Arsenal want to offload a number of gamers to be able to increase funds to spend on incomings. Aaron Ramsdale, Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe, Kieran Tierney, Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Reiss Nelson may all be offered. They’ve additionally already agreed to pay £27m to Brentford for the everlasting signing of David Raya having stumped up £3m for an preliminary mortgage.
90min beforehand reported that along with a striker, Arsenal wish to usher in a midfielder, with Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes and Actual Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi on their shortlist.
