This week, will be crucial in the race for Benjamin eko as Leipzig received an improved offer from Manchester United this morning with Newcastle still firmly in the race for the striker, Softfootball reports.
The 22-year-old has been in the middle of a hot transfer pursuit between the Magpies and Red Devils with both having a very good chance of signing the highly rated striker.
According to football transfer expert, Florian Plettenberg via his official X account, that the Red Devils are confident of landing the Slovenia international.
He revealed:
Manchester United have improved their offer and are currently proposing around 80 million as a fixed fee add-ons previously 7510.
However, there is still no agreement with RB Leipzig. Marcel Schafer has not accepted the current offer as of this morning at 9:49am German time and further improvements are demanded.
Benjamin Sesko is waiting for an agreement between the clubs, as he is keen to join Manchester United. MUFC
However, the player and his representatives are keen on a move to Manchester United but are also impressed with the proposal from Newcastle.
The 20-time Premier League champions want a striker as demanded by manager, Ruben Amorim after they finished 15th last season and were one of the lowest scoring teams in the tournament .
Amorim is not confident Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund can lead the attack for next elseason as they flopped last season scoring a combined seven goals in the Premier league.