Benjamin Sesko: Man Utd make RB Leipzig striker their primary goal amid Newcastle curiosity

Sesko does not fit Ruben Amorim’s preferred template of having Premier League experience.

However, he has become one of the most highly rated young forwards in Europe – and his record of 39 goals in 87 appearances for RB Leipzig is impressive.

At 6ft 5in he would also bring a significant physical presence to United’s front line.

Old Trafford sources say they do not have to sell players in order to make more signings, despite spending almost £130m on Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo this summer.

But they do accept finance will have to be generated – with buyers still to be found for the remaining members of their ‘bomb squad’, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia, who were excluded from the current Premier League Summer Series in the United States.