SEVERAL of the Premier League’s top clubs have been put on high alert after Benjamin Sesko’s release clause was revealed.
The 20-year-old arrived at RB Leipzig last summer from their Austrian sister club RB Salzburg.
GettySesko is one of Europe’s most highly rated young forwards[/caption]
His rapid progression from the Austrian league to the Bundesliga naturally drew comparisons with Erling Haaland, given they both made their names in at Salzburg before big Bundesliga moves.
Sesko started the season rapidly with a goal on both his Bundesliga and Champions League debuts for Leipzig.
His debut goal in the Champions League made him the club’s youngest player to score in Europe, at just 20 years and 111 days old.
The goals have become less consistent of late, which is natural for a youngster acclimatising to one of Europe’s top leagues.
Sky Sports Germany report that the forward will be available for a bargain price £43million this summer due to the way his transfer to Leipzig was constructed.
As part of Leipzig signing Sesko for £20.4m in the summer with £5m in add-ons, the cheap release clause was added this summer as a ‘compromise’ in the deal.
Chelsea have previously been linked to a summer deal for Sesko, with the Blues seeing the Slovenian as a cheaper option to their long-term target, Victor Osimhen.
As a stop-gap until then the club appear to be chasing Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran, who has rarely featured for Unai Emery‘s side this season.
The SunSesko is finding his feet at Leipzig[/caption]
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Arsenal in the past have also seen Sesko as a viable alternative to Ivan Toney, and will wait until the summer to sign a forward anyway.
United were heavily linked with Sesko in the summer when they opted to sign Rasmus Hojlund instead.
However, it is well known that the Red Devils remain in the market for a no9 as competition for the Hojlund.