Its the weekly Sami Mokbel column with various topics/clubs covered, with one section on Sesko
**Sesko on United’s radar**
**Manchester United hold an interest in Red Bull Leipzig forward Benjamin Sesko.**
The 21-year-old was courted by a number of European football’s top clubs, including Arsenal, during the summer window but ended up staying in Germany.
**Sesko, however, is expected to leave Red Bull next summer and United are among the clubs keen on the Slovenia international.**
The forward, though, will want to continue playing Champions League football, a factor likely to be key in his future.
United are currently 14th, already six points off the top four.
Also
**Alonso top candidate to replace Ancelotti**
Real Madrid view Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso as a leading contender to become Carlo Ancelotti’s long-term successor at the Bernabeu.
Ancelotti has just over 18 months left to run on his contract in the Spanish capital and work has started on identifying candidates to replace their iconic manager.
Alonso is one of the hottest properties on the coaching market having led Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title last season. **He turned down interest from Liverpool and Manchester United to stay in Germany.**
But his stock remains high and Alonso is viewed by many at Real as the ideal man to lead the club through the post-Ancelotti era.
Coincidentally, Ancelotti is understood to have been a name considered by the FA for the England manager’s job ahead of their appointment of Thomas Tuchel this week.
Who knows, if Tuchel leaves when his contract is due to expire after World Cup 2026… Ancelotti anyone?
lythy2016 on
Doesn’t feel likely we’d be looking to spend £75m+ on a striker when midfield and left back seem to be in greater need.
loop_1001 on
Another striker? :O
akshatsood95 on
Nope. Behave yourselves. You can’t splunk 100m+ on 2 strikers in consecutive summers then say you want another. Train the kids you bought. They’re very good. Focus on midfield and left back.
Dumbass club behaves like a toddler when they see a shiny new toy
Cold-Veterinarian-85 on
Sesko has been on our radar since he was about 16, apparently we didn’t want to pay the rumoured 2m asking price when he left Slovenia for Salzburg, but have been tracking him closely since and at a couple of points looked like we tried to make concrete moves for him
fantus69 on
Is anyone monitoring the radar?
shanks_you on
Who we going to sell to finance the move?
And getting champions league for next season is a TOUGH task based on current state of the team.
justbrowsinginpeace on
I wish we had spent our budget for strikers differently. But I recall SAF always made sure there were decent striker options even if other positions needed boostering.
Orcnick on
A top young 21 year old striker who every top club wants is on our radar…..
To think people get paid to write this stuff and claim it to be Journalism.
CyberGTI on
I would love to get Sesko. Prefer him to Zirkzee
ExternalPreference18 on
Another seeming vindication of Ragnick (as well as the scouts prior to his arrival who also suggested we should sign BS when he was available for 2m). Club would have been in a better state if ETH had concentrated on coaching rather than taking upon himself de facto DOF responsibilities when he came in. Took more time out of his schedule and his choices have been generally awful, whilst for the cost of a p/t consultant/co-director, a million here and there, Ragnick could have brought in players with the kind of physical as well as technical skillset who might at least make ETH’s medium-term approach to playing style/tactics half-viable And provide a base for whoever took over from him….
D1794 on
Think LB and a midfield overhaul is coming before yet another young striker
legixs on
I love Sesko, but recently thought that Utd could also do with a Gyökeres deal. Glad to get rid of Antony in exchange!
triplecaptained on
Oh, Jesus here we go.
Can he play left back?
Xanian123 on
Yet another someone who can’t score for fun for more than 50 million is a joke
karmas1207 on
People falling for the media bullshit constantly.
Stop being bothered by the media, 8 out of 10 times they’re dead wrong.
mikey_croatia on
Has anyone seen Baturina play? I feel like he would slot in perfectly into our system.
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Its the weekly Sami Mokbel column with various topics/clubs covered, with one section on Sesko
**Sesko on United’s radar**
**Manchester United hold an interest in Red Bull Leipzig forward Benjamin Sesko.**
The 21-year-old was courted by a number of European football’s top clubs, including Arsenal, during the summer window but ended up staying in Germany.
**Sesko, however, is expected to leave Red Bull next summer and United are among the clubs keen on the Slovenia international.**
The forward, though, will want to continue playing Champions League football, a factor likely to be key in his future.
United are currently 14th, already six points off the top four.
Also
**Alonso top candidate to replace Ancelotti**
Real Madrid view Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso as a leading contender to become Carlo Ancelotti’s long-term successor at the Bernabeu.
Ancelotti has just over 18 months left to run on his contract in the Spanish capital and work has started on identifying candidates to replace their iconic manager.
Alonso is one of the hottest properties on the coaching market having led Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title last season. **He turned down interest from Liverpool and Manchester United to stay in Germany.**
But his stock remains high and Alonso is viewed by many at Real as the ideal man to lead the club through the post-Ancelotti era.
Coincidentally, Ancelotti is understood to have been a name considered by the FA for the England manager’s job ahead of their appointment of Thomas Tuchel this week.
Who knows, if Tuchel leaves when his contract is due to expire after World Cup 2026… Ancelotti anyone?
Doesn’t feel likely we’d be looking to spend £75m+ on a striker when midfield and left back seem to be in greater need.
Another striker? :O
Nope. Behave yourselves. You can’t splunk 100m+ on 2 strikers in consecutive summers then say you want another. Train the kids you bought. They’re very good. Focus on midfield and left back.
Dumbass club behaves like a toddler when they see a shiny new toy
Sesko has been on our radar since he was about 16, apparently we didn’t want to pay the rumoured 2m asking price when he left Slovenia for Salzburg, but have been tracking him closely since and at a couple of points looked like we tried to make concrete moves for him
Is anyone monitoring the radar?
Who we going to sell to finance the move?
And getting champions league for next season is a TOUGH task based on current state of the team.
I wish we had spent our budget for strikers differently. But I recall SAF always made sure there were decent striker options even if other positions needed boostering.
A top young 21 year old striker who every top club wants is on our radar…..
To think people get paid to write this stuff and claim it to be Journalism.
I would love to get Sesko. Prefer him to Zirkzee
Another seeming vindication of Ragnick (as well as the scouts prior to his arrival who also suggested we should sign BS when he was available for 2m). Club would have been in a better state if ETH had concentrated on coaching rather than taking upon himself de facto DOF responsibilities when he came in. Took more time out of his schedule and his choices have been generally awful, whilst for the cost of a p/t consultant/co-director, a million here and there, Ragnick could have brought in players with the kind of physical as well as technical skillset who might at least make ETH’s medium-term approach to playing style/tactics half-viable And provide a base for whoever took over from him….
Think LB and a midfield overhaul is coming before yet another young striker
I love Sesko, but recently thought that Utd could also do with a Gyökeres deal. Glad to get rid of Antony in exchange!
Oh, Jesus here we go.
Can he play left back?
Yet another someone who can’t score for fun for more than 50 million is a joke
People falling for the media bullshit constantly.
Stop being bothered by the media, 8 out of 10 times they’re dead wrong.
Has anyone seen Baturina play? I feel like he would slot in perfectly into our system.