After Isaac expressed his willingness to leave the team, it was reported that Newcastle was considering introducing Leipzig striker Sesco, and The Athletic posted an article to analyze the player's situation.
Despite Cesco's admiration, the chances of a player leaving Leipzig in 2024 are slim as he is still growing and not ready to deal with the rigorous scrutiny brought by a transfer to a big club, especially in the extremely harsh Premier League environment. It was a reasonable assessment, and in his first season with Sesco coming to Leipzig, he spent almost the entire season establishing his starting position, and it was not until the end of the season that he completely replaced Polson as Oponda's forward partner. Although Sesco scored 14 goals in the Bundesliga that season, seven of them scored in the last seven rounds. His form was really hot during that period, which also made people think that his development was further than it actually was.
People also expect Sesco to transfer last summer, when the new contract signed with Leipzig was to ensure the value of the player's transfer window in 2024, when his transfer fee should reach at least 70 million euros. Newcastle may now offer him a price close to this number, but the market conditions in Sesco are lower than expected, because Leipzig performed poorly in the past season and ranked seventh in the Bundesliga and 32nd in the Champions League. Players including Sesco failed to improve their evaluation last season.
However, clubs across Europe have been paying attention to Cesco. Milan is interested in him, but he has no money, so it is unlikely to sign him. Riyadh Crescent has asked the players many times. Newcastle actually tried to sign Sesco in 2022, and interest has never diminished. However, in the past few years, they have never actively promoted the deal, as Newcastle has never considered him a realistic goal. Today, the situation in Isaac seems to have changed Newcastle's attitude.
Arsenal has been tracking Cesco for years and did a lot of background checks before this summer, but ended up choosing Yorke. Manchester United expressed interest in Sesco when he was 16 years old when he was playing in Domzale, Slovenia, and made an offer of slightly more than £1 million in 2019, but was defeated by Salzburg with a higher offer, and Sesco joined the Red Bull system as a result.
In 2022, when Tenhamher coached Manchester United in his first season, they asked Sesco again, but the players decided to stay in Austria and joined Leipzig for 23 million euros transfer fee in the summer of 2023. Manchester United believed that this price was too high, especially when Cesco was still a young player who needed to learn and grow. The player himself was also hesitant to make such an important transfer decision early, and in the end he believed that the best development path was to not go to clubs like Manchester United for the time being to bear the pressure. Manchester United tried to contact Sesco again in the summer of 2024, but the player has decided to stay in Germany and will soon renew his contract with Leipzig.
Chelsea have been following Cesco since 2022. Like Manchester United, they also believe that the player is not mature enough, so they did not participate in the bidding that summer. Entering the summer of 2025, Chelsea hopes to sign two strikers, one pure center, the other an all-round forward, and a left winger. They may also sign another attacker, but Sesco is no longer their choice.
Despite scoring 21 goals in the past season, Sesco's performance has not reached the level of eliminating doubts. The problem of stability still exists. The gap between the best and the worst is very big, which is also the main criticism point of the outside world. Therefore, when Leipzig asks for more than 75 million euros, there are more reliable options such as Ekitic and Yorke.
This is also a problem that Manchester United faces this summer. Like other clubs, the cost of any potential transaction - transfer fees, salary and broker commissions, is too high. Sesco's performance last season is not enough to justify this investment. He is a player worthy of attention but unlikely to be a target. Arsenal chose Yorke for this reason, and despite their talks with Cesco's representatives and staying in touch with Leipzig, they felt asked to pay a premium for a player who still needs to have higher development at this stage of their career.
source:bong 7m