Benjamin Sesko has explained why he rejected interest from Newcastle United and Arsenal to sign for Manchester United in the summer.
The Slovenian striker completed his £74million move to Old Trafford in August, signing from RB Leipzig after two promising seasons in the Bundesliga.
Sesko has had a mixed start to his life in the Premier League, scoring back-to-back goals before the most recent international break, but benched for United’s superb win over Liverpool at Anfield last weekend.
Over the summer, the 22-year-old was wanted by several English clubs who were in the market for a new goalscorer.
Arsenal held a long-standing interest in Sesko but after failing to agree a deal with the player and RB Leipzig, the Gunners turned their attention to Viktor Gyokeres, signing the Sweden international for £63m.
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Newcastle then looked to have pounced after they agreed a deal with Leipzig worth €80m (£69.5m), plus €5m (£4.3m) in add-ons for the 22-year-old.
However, at the eleventh hour, it was United who came in and secured the deal, luring Sesko to Old Trafford on a five-year deal.
Reports over the summer suggested that Sesko had always preferred a move to United, and the striker has now confirmed that he only had eyes on joining Ruben Amorim’s side and fulfilling his life-long dream after learning of the Red Devils’ interest.
‘It’s not just mine, but probably for loads of football players, it’s just a dream,’ he told Sky Sports.
‘Something that you want to achieve in your career, especially to play for a club like that.
‘When I heard that I can move here and there are big possibilities that I can change clubs, especially to United, I was burning. It’s something that I always wanted to have. It happened and I’m really happy.’
Asked if United was the only team he wanted to join, Sesko replied: ‘Yeah. For me, this was a dream to play for a club like this and a stadium like this. It’s something that I always wanted.’
Speaking over the summer, Sesko’s agent, Elvis Basanovic, said that his client was also willing to make financial sacrifices to get his move to United over the line.
‘‘I think it was also important that Benjamin’s desire was to leave, for some years now for Manchester United,’ he told POPoln kanal.
‘And we saw that Benjamin was also willing to accept a slightly lower wage in the case of Manchester United, that I myself was also prepared to accept a lower commission.
‘It was simply a desire, and somehow Benjamin’s dreams, as well as our dreams, that something like this happens and we are really happy.’
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Carlos Baleba joked about a transfer to Manchester United ahead of Brighton’s Premier League match at Old Trafford on Saturday.
United made an approach to sign Baleba in the summer transfer window, however, Brighton gave no encouragement to their Premier League rivals.
‘I don’t think Baleba was a saga,’Brighton chairman Tony Bloom told The Argus earlier this month.
‘There was interest from Manchester United, and we said that he wasn’t available this summer and they went away.
‘So we’ve had many bigger sagas in the past. But Carlos Baleba, his improvement has been immense. Massively important player to this football club, and just delighted that he’s with us for this season.’
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United supporters will be able to get a closer look at Baleba in action on Saturday as United host Brighton in the 5.30pm kick off.
Ahead of the game, Baleba appeared to reference his transfer link with United as he posted a preview graphic of the match on his Instagram account with the caption, ‘Coming to Old Trafford’, and a laughing face emoji.
Baleba then deleted the image from his Instagram story and re-uploaded the same graphic but without the caption.
Meanwhile, Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has revealed that Baleba needed ‘honest feedback’ after he was substituted at half-time in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham and the 1-1 draw away to Wolves.
‘For me, it’s always important that I’m very transparent with the players,’ Hurzeler told Sky Sports.
‘I have a very good relationship with Carlos. We speak regularly, we are in touch. I always share my thoughts about his development and my thoughts about his performance.
‘It’s important to be very clear about what you expect from players on the pitch, off the pitch. And it’s important to build relationships where you can criticise or give personal feedback they might not be happy about, but they understand the intention behind it.
‘Carlos won’t get better if he only gets compliments and claps from outside. I think he will get better if he has a safe environment, but also honest feedback where he knows what he needs to improve. That’s where we try to support him and make him better.’
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