Arsenal are working hard to get their summer transfer business sealed up quickly after a bitter end to the 2023/24 Premier League season, where they lost the title in a narrow way to Manchester City. Amid this, the North London heavyweights appear to have received a major boost in their aims to sign RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko.
Arsenal Become Favourites for Benjamin Sesko Transfer
What Does Sesko Feel About Potential Arsenal Move?
The Mirror’s John Cross has reported that Sesko “favours a move” to Arsenal in the summer and is ready for a new journey in his career. It’s added that he is seeking interest from multiple clubs like Chelsea and Manchester United, but he personally opts to join the Gunners. The journalist adds that Arsenal are now favourites to sign the Slovenian forward.
The journalist adds that Mikel Arteta is personally looking for a young striker who he can help develop into a top star and someone who can work in tandem with Kai Havertz too. It’s further stated that the Gunners can get a deal for around £45 million. Cross also claims that RB Leipzig are prepared to sell the 20-year-old forward if they’re able to broker the right deal, even though Sesko has only been with the club for a year or so. The journalist also claims that Arsenal are unlikely to pursue a ‘superstar signing’ and are looking for an up-and-coming forward.
What Can Sesko Bring to Arsenal?
The Slovenian striker had a pretty impressive 2023/24 season with RB Leipzig and proved himself as an impressive goal-scorer in the Bundesliga. The 20-year-old scored 18 goals in 42 appearances across all competitions, which included seven goals in the final seven Bundesliga games.
Sesko was really good in his stint at RB Salzburg too, having scored 29 goals and provided 11 assists in 79 appearances for them. The young forward was recently hailed as being “fast and intelligent” by Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, who believes that the Slovenian forward can definitely succeed in the Premier League. Sesko’s agent attended a few Arsenal matches in the 2023/24 campaign too, and now it remains to be seen if the Gunners push to sign him before the Euro 2024 begins.
