Benjamin Sesko: Manchester United signal striker in five-year deal value £73.7m
Sesko has spent the previous two seasons in Germany with Leipzig, having joined them from sister membership Salzburg in 2023.
He scored 39 targets in 87 video games in all competitions, together with eight assists, with 27 of these coming in 64 Bundesliga appearances.
Sesko is the highest goalscorer presently aged below 23 in Europe’s high 5 leagues, in all competitions.
He’s one forward of Actual Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and 5 away from Florian Wirtz, who joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen for an preliminary £100m this summer season.
Sesko was one of many quickest strikers within the Bundesliga, reaching a high pace of 35.7km/h – and, helped by his 6ft 5in stature, had the best aerial success fee amongst strikers, profitable 57.4% of aerial duels.
Solely six forwards have scored extra targets within the Bundesliga prior to now two seasons, regardless that Sesko was sixteenth for anticipated targets, 14th on photographs and twenty second on touches within the opposition field.
He’s a risk from lengthy vary too, with 36.8% of his photographs – and 23.1% of his targets – coming from exterior the field. Each are greater than any Bundesliga striker to attain 12 or extra targets final season.
Final season he additionally grew to become extra of an all-rounder, with 9.7% of his touches coming within the opposition field – in contrast with 17% the season earlier than – whereas he obtained concerned extra on each wings and additional again into midfield.
“Benjamin possesses a uncommon mixture of electrifying tempo and the power to bodily dominate defenders, making him probably the most distinctive younger abilities in world soccer,” mentioned Manchester United director of soccer Jason Wilcox.
“We now have adopted Benjamin’s profession carefully; all of our knowledge evaluation and analysis concluded that he has the required qualities and persona to thrive at Manchester United.
“Working below the steering of Ruben and our glorious efficiency group, Benjamin is becoming a member of the right setting to help him to achieve his world-class potential.”