EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal eye RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko for January transfer window

Steve Kay

• 28 Nov 2023 11:00 CST
• 3 min read

Exclusive

Arsenal have Benjamin Sesko under consideration ahead of the January transfer window, FootballTransfers has been told.

The Gunners have a shortlist of possible targets to bring in as a striker and the youngster is a name among discussions at the club, sources have informed us.

The RB Leipzig star has been without minutes in recent games, following the club’s signing of Lois Openda.

The 20-year-old was an unused substitute in the club’s 2-1 Bundesliga defeat to Wolfsburg.

Sesko moved from RB Salzburg to their cousin club over the summer, though it was announced in 2022 that a deal would take place.

The youngster signed a five-year contract, until 2028, for a reported fee of around €24 million. It’s not clear if RB Leipzig would be open to offers for the striker at this point, but his fine form in the Austrian Bundesliga had alerted a number of Premier League clubs before, including Manchester United and Newcastle.

Arsenal's strikers targets

It comes after our story that they are weighing up moves for both Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic and Santos wonderkid Marcos Leonardo.

As revealed, Arsenal do like Leonardo and had sent scouts out to watch the 20-year-old over the summer. The Santos striker is set for a move to Europe next year and has already attracted a number of interested clubs.

The club are open to bringing in the youngster as well as Dusan Vlahovic, who could depart Juventus in the winter window, as their leading No.9s.

Juventus spent €70m for Vlahovic back in January 2022 after the Serbian scored a Serie A-record 33 goals in the calendar year of 2021. His current deal ends in Turin ends 2026, but it’s thought that they are trying to secure the 23-year-old to fresh terms.