Arsenal receive Benjamin Sesko transfer message from RB Leipzig
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Arsenal have been urged to forget about signing RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko in the January transfer window. The Gunners remain keen to add more firepower to their squad having changed their recruitment plans in light of the season ending injury sustained by Gabriel Jesus.
Earlier this month Arsenal had intended to bolster their squad with a loan signing, but the Jesus blow has forced a rethink. Alexander Isak is high on Mikel Arteta’s wanted list but Newcastle will not sell their prize asset for anything less than £150million.
Sesko is also a primary target for the Gunners who laid the groundwork for his signing last summer before the Slovenia international opted to sign a new deal with Leipzig. The 21-year-old is understood to have an agreement that he can leave in the summer should his current club receive an offer in the region of £60m but Arsenal are increasingly minded to test the waters now given their current predicament.
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Sesko scored last night in Leipzig’s 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, ahead of which his manager Marco Rose insisted his star man isn’t for sale. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.
Up Next. Asked by Sky Germany if it remains the case that Sesko is definitely not allowed to leave this month, the club’s head coach said: ‘Yes, that’s still the case!’. Arsenal also retain an interest in Matheus Cunha but will face competition from the likes of Nottingham Forest, Chelsea and Spurs to sign the in-form Wolves forward.
