Manchester United have enjoyed a respectable pre-season and some good additions to their squad this summer, but Erik ten Hag’s rebuild has only just got underway and there are plenty more signings being eyed up over the next month.
Top striker target Benjamin Sesko is not deemed to be available for sale by RB Salzburg this summer but following plenty of rumours regarding United’s interest, his agent has held crunch talks with his club over his future. Elsewhere, Ten Hag has reportedly approved United’s chase to sign highly-rated Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby.
Mirror Football takes a look at all the latest transfer stories coming out of Old Trafford…
Sesko’s agent enters talks with Salzburg
RB Salzburg striker Benjamin Sesko is attracting plenty of interest this summer after a breakthrough season with the Austrian champions.
And following an impressive start to the current campaign with two goals and one assist in two games, as well as netting the winner in Wednesday’s 1-0 friendly victory over Liverpool, that interest has only skyrocketed.
Manchester United are one of the clubs after the 19-year-old and amid all the speculation, Sesko’s agent Elvis Bašanović held a meeting with Salzburg after the Liverpool game over the player’s future, according to a report by Slovenian outlet Sport Klub.
The Austrian club are reluctant to sell Sesko after cashing in on Karim Adeyemi to Borussia Dortmund this summer, although they value the Slovenian at around £55 million. However, the report states that United could sign him this summer by paying a fee and then loaning Sesko back to Salzburg for the season.
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Ten Hag approves Moussa Diaby signing
Despite much of the attention surrounding a deal for Benjamin Sesko, Erik ten Hag is also on the lookout for attacking additions elsewhere and has reportedly given approval for Manchester United to go and sign Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby.
According to Fichajes, Diaby could be on his way to the club as United prioritise a winger and Ten Hag has sanctioned a move due to the recent doubt over the future of Anthony Martial, with Juventus said to be eyeing up a deal for the Frenchman.
Diaby produced outstanding numbers during the 2021/22 campaign for Leverkusen, recording 17 goals and 14 assists across 42 games in all competitions as his side finished 3rd in the Bundesliga, although it will take a hefty price tag to take him from the German club’s clutches.
Stuttgart striker warned of “jump” to Premier League
Manchester United had been linked with a number of strikers over the past month and one of them is Stuttgart’s Sasa Kalajdzic, who towers at 6ft 6in and recorded six goals and two assists in 15 appearances in the Bundesliga last season, with his season mostly hampered by injury.
But amid all the links with the Austrian international, many are unsure as to whether he could make the jump to the Premier League, including former Red Devil Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has warned both United and Kalajdzic that he may be wise to look elsewhere.
Speaking to Kronen Zeitung, he said: “I have a high regard for Sasa. (He is) a slightly different centre-forward, not done developing yet. Now he has to reach the next level, but from my experience, maybe the jump would be too big.”