Newcastle United Don Throw Big Money for Leipzig Star Benjamin Sesko
Newcastle United don dey make serious moves for di transfer market, and dem don shake table with one ogbonge bid for RB Leipzig striker, Benjamin Sesko. Di Magpies, wey dey under di Saudi-backed Public Investment Fund (PIF), dey hungry to build squad wey go compete for top spot inside Premier League.
As dem dey face wahala with their star striker Alexander Isak, who dey eye move to Liverpool, Newcastle don turn their eyes to Sesko, di 22-year-old Slovenia sharp shooter, to come fill di gap. Dis na di full tori, in sweet pidgin, as e dey hot!
According to reports from big football news platforms like *The Athletic* and *Sky Sports*, Newcastle don drop a heavy bid wey reach €90 million (around £77 million) for Sesko. Di initial offer wey dem first send na €80 million (£69.8 million), with €75 million as fixed fee and €5 million as add-ons, but Leipzig no gree, saying di structure no sweet dem belle.
Dem want sell-on clause wey go make dem gain if Sesko blow for future, plus more bonuses. Newcastle, no dey dull, come back with improved offer wey hit €90 million, with €80 million upfront and €10 million in add-ons.
Dis one don make Leipzig dey think twice, and e be like say dem fit gree soon, according to transfer guru Sacha Tavolieri.
Why Newcastle dey hustle for Sesko? E get as e be. Their main man, Alexander Isak, don dey show signs say e wan comot.
Liverpool, di Premier League champions, don already throw £110 million bid for Isak, but Newcastle reject am, saying e no reach. Dem dey hold out for something closer to £150 million.
Isak sef no help matters as e no follow di team go Asia for pre-season, claiming “minor thigh injury,” but insiders yarn say e dey train alone for Real Sociedad, him former club, to force move.
Eddie Howe, Newcastle coach, don talk say di situation “no ideal,” but him still dey hope to see Isak in Newcastle jersey again. Still, di club no dey sleep; dem know say dem need plan B, and Sesko na di perfect fit.
Sesko no be small pikin for football. Di 6ft 4in striker don score 21 goals for Leipzig last season and get 16 goals in 41 matches for Slovenia national team. Him style dey draw comparison with Erling Haaland because of him height, speed, and knack for goal.
Even though Leipzig no get good season, finishing seventh in Bundesliga and losing almost all their Champions League games, Sesko still manage shine, especially with him goal against Bayern Munich.
Him contract with Leipzig go run till 2029, but dem get “gentleman’s agreement” wey fit allow am comot if di right club show. Newcastle dey hope say dem be dat right club.
But e no be only Newcastle dey eye Sesko. Manchester United too dey inside di race, and dem don dey talk with Leipzig about possible deal.
United coach, Ruben Amorim, see Sesko as di final piece for him attack, after dem don already sign Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. Dem even dey consider sending their own striker, Rasmus Hojlund, on loan to Leipzig as part of di deal.
But reports dey suggest say Sesko dey lean towards Newcastle, especially after di Magpies don pitch their vision to am. One Slovenian newspaper, *Delo*, even claim say Sesko don pick St James’ Park over Old Trafford, although other sources say e never fully make up him mind.
Newcastle dey feel di pressure to land Sesko, no just because of Isak wahala, but because dem don miss out on other targets like Hugo Ekitike, James Trafford, and Liam Delap.
With Callum Wilson wey don join West Ham, di only striker dem get now na young Will Osula, and dat one no fit carry di team alone. Eddie Howe don talk say dem dey look for “di best players” to maximize their squad, and Sesko fit di bill well well.
As things stand, Newcastle dey in pole position, but di deal never seal yet. Leipzig dey play hardball, and Manchester United fit still spoil show with their own bid.
Sesko go need to make final decision sharp-sharp, and di next few days go tell whether Newcastle go land their man or if dis transfer saga go get another twist. For now, Magpies fans dey hold their breath, hoping Sesko go bring di goals wey dem need to shine for Premier League!