Arsenal, Chelsea or Man Utd? Benjamin Sesko has already picked his next club

Robin Bairner

25 Jan 2025 04:48 CST
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Benjamin Sesko, RB Leipzig, 2024/25 — © IMAGO

RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko is one of the most eligible players on the transfer market, but the Slovenia international already knows what club he wants to play for when he leaves the Bundesliga side.

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Premier League giants Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are all falling over themselves to add the 21-year-old to their ranks. Indeed, FootballTransfers exclusively revealed in December that the Gunners had made him their priority for the No.9 role.

A deal in January, however, looks difficult to broker, with RB Leipzig doing their best to shutdown talk of a spectacular mid-season transfer.

Sesko, though, does have a very clear picture of what direction he wants his career to take and has already picked between the Premier League clubs that want to sign him.

“Last summer when the project was pitched from Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United, Sesko picked Arsenal and then made a secondary choice of whether it was now or to stay at Leipzig,” football transfer news expert Ben Jacobs told Inside Gooners.

“With Sesko, some contact has been made with Leipzig to understand whether anything is possible.

“There's no release cause in his new contract and the player is very keen on his own development to make sure he doesn't rush a move.

“Even though Leipzig are out of the Champions League, they're pushing in the cup and to qualify again next season.”

“It's going to take a crazy offer or be impossible in January because Leipzig's position is very firm.”

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RB Leipzig’s firm Sesko stance

Marcel Schafer, the sporting director of RB Leipzig, has taken a firm stance over a transfer for Sesko during the January window.

Speaking earlier this week to Sky Sport Deutschland, he said: “There is definitely no contact with any other club or any discussions regarding Benjamin Sesko. We are very happy to have Benji in our squad. He is one of the top attacking talents in Europe and is currently in excellent form. He will continue to wear the RB Leipzig jersey.”

Arsenal have been warned: Sesko may want to join up at the Emirates, but RB Leipzig are not going to make any deal easy.