Arsenal-target Benjamin Sesko agrees 2025 transfer

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 9 Oct 2024 10:26 BST
• 3 min read

Arsenal have been given a big boost to their hopes of signing Benjamin Sesko in 2025 after it was revealed he has a gentleman's agreement to leave Leipzig next year.

The Leipzig ace famously rejected the Gunners this past summer, but the Premier League club still wish to sign him.

And FootballLondon have revealed that upon signing a new contract with Leipzig in June, Sesko secured a gentleman's agreement with his club that will allow him to leave in 2025.

It is not clear if this agreement is activated in January or June, but Arsenal will be able to sign the striker next year at some point.

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Sesko was Arsenal’s number one attacking target during the past summer transfer window.

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Arsenal had been in negotiations for several weeks with Leipzig and Sesko, and believed that a deal was all but done - with only some formalities to complete before the 21-year-old would agree on personal terms.

Sesko had made it clear in negotiations that he wanted to join Arsenal over other interested clubs such as AC Milan.

And meetings with Sesko’s entourage had all pointed to the striker joining Arsenal.

It then came as a huge shock when it was revealed at the start of June that Sesko would be staying at Leipzig, and he subsequently signed a new contract with the club.

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The Gunners remain interested in Sesko ahead of 2025 and are expected to return for the striker.

Indeed, the fact that Arsenal chose not to sign a natural number nine after Sesko’s rejection suggests they may make a new move.

Sesko scored 18 goals in 42 games for his club last season and went to Euro 2024 with Slovenia.

This season he has six goals in nine appearances for Leipzig.