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RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko reportedly favours a transfer to Arsenal this summer season.
Mikel Arteta’s aspect are eager to strengthen in assault within the low season with Gabriel Jesus having struggled for kind and health in current occasions, whereas Eddie Nketiah has fallen out of favour, with Kai Havertz the Spaniard’s most well-liked possibility up-front.
Man United and Chelsea are additionally interested by 20-year-old Sesko, who scored 18 targets in all competitions this season.
Nonetheless, The Mirror report that the Gunners at the moment are in pole place with the Slovenian preferring a transfer to the Emirates.
Sesko joined Leipzig final summer season after 4 years with their sister membership Purple Bull Salzburg, the place he netted 29 occasions in 79 video games.
The Slovenian – who additionally has 11 targets in 28 video games for his nation – has loved a formidable debut season in Germany, scoring 17 occasions in all competitions.
It was beforehand reported that he had a launch clause of £43million, however Sky Germany claimed this has risen as a consequence of his glorious kind, with it believed to now be as excessive as £64m.
Sesko would symbolize a long-term addition for the Gunners given his age and potential, whereas hypothesis over a possible transfer to the Emirates has solely elevated in current weeks.
The ahead’s agent, Elvis Basanovic, was at Arsenal’s clashes with Chelsea and United over the previous month, though the report goes onto add this isn’t a totally uncommon state of affairs.
Arsenal are hoping to strengthen in assault as Mikel Arteta appears for a high class centre ahead
In the meantime, talking again in October, Sesko additionally dropped a small trace a couple of potential transfer to England sooner or later.
‘I’m not occupied with the place I wish to go subsequent,’ he mentioned. ‘I don’t have a favorite membership to be. It’s vital to make the best determination from the place I’ve been. I simply wish to deal with right here and let’s see what occurs.
‘It’s exhausting to say what’s going to occur, you understand? I may very well be nice or not that nice!
‘In fact, it might be good to play there [in the Premier League] however to start with let’s deal with proper now.’
Arsenal are reportedly the favourites to signal RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko this summer season
Leipzig have loved a stable season within the Bundesliga, with Sesko’s aspect assured a Champions League spot forward of their last league sport towards Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Sesko will then head off to Euro 2024, with Slovenia set to compete within the match for the primary time since 2000.
