Newcastle United appear close to beating Manchester United to the signing of RB Leipzig’s Slovenian striker, Benjamin Sesko.The race between the two clubs for the 22 year old has been hotting up

Benjamin Sesko has decided to reject Manchester United in favour of a move to Newcastle United, according to one report in Slovenia. It had been argued that Sesko's preference was on a move to Ruben Amorim's Reds, but it appears that his stance has now changed.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Newcastle Make ‘Formal Bid’ for Man Utd Target Benjamin Sesko. Newcastle United have submitted a formal offer to sign RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Šeško, a report has revealed, as Manchester United continue to explore a move for the Slovenia international.