Benjamin Sesko tried to evade the cameras as he arrived in Manchester to complete his medical ahead of a £74million transfer to the Red Devils.
It follows reports on Thursday that the striker agreed to ‘waive’ part of his salary to complete the move to Old Trafford, despite being offered more money by Newcastle.
Sesko has been on United’s radar for the past six years but he now finally looks set to make the move to Old Trafford after being given permission to travel to Manchester for a medical.
Daily Mail Sport understands United have agreed a deal worth an initial £66.4m, with a further £7.4m in add-ons.
Newcastle United offered more to RB Leipzig but the player’s preference to join Manchester United was decisive in finding a quick resolution to the situation this week.
According to Sky Germany, the Magpies’ grandiose proposal did not only extend to the Bundesliga club, in fact, Newcastle offered the player better terms, which he has forgone in order to move to Old Trafford.
Benjamin Sesko has arrived in Manchester to complete his United medical ahead of his transfer
The striker has reportedly agreed to waive part of his salary to complete the move to Old Trafford, despite being offered more money from Newcastle
It comes as major blow to Newcastle, who made two attempts to strike a deal for the 22-year-old
The outlet claim that the 22-year-old has agreed to ‘waive’ a portion of his wage at United in order to help make the move possible. It has not been stated how much he is set to earn with the Red Devils.
However, reports in Slovenia have claimed that the striker is set to pocket £160,000 per week, with a 25 per cent increase to £200,000 per week if United qualify for the Champions League.
The report also claimed that Sesko’s agency, led by Elvis Basanovic, have waived some of their commission from the deal in order to get the transfer over the line.
United’s deal for the Slovenian striker also includes a future friendly match between Leipzig and the Red Devils at the German club’s Red Bull Arena.
On Thursday, Fabrizio Romano posted an image of the striker, who has scored 39 goals and added eight assists in 87 games since moving to Germany from Red Bull Salzburg, alongside his agent as travelled to Manchester to undergo his medical.
Additionally, he claimed that Sekso, who landed on in the North West on Thursday night, will be unveiled as a United player on Saturday.
The attacker will arrive to complete a total overhaul of Ruben Amorim’s attack for the upcoming season, with Matheus Cunha arriving from Wolves for £62.5m and Bryan Mbeumo joining from Brentford in a deal worth £71m.
Sesko is viewed internally at United as having superstar potential and he will look to kick on after scoring 21 goals in all competitions for RB Leipzig last season.
Sekso will arrive to complete a total overhaul of Ruben Amorim’s attack for the upcoming season
United have already signed Matheus Cunha (right) from Wolves for £62.5m and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford in a deal worth £71m (left)
United have stayed tight-lipped throughout the pursuit of the Slovenia international, who has been capped 41 times by his country, allowing Newcastle to dictate the early stages of the bidding process.
His decision to move to Old Trafford comes as major blow to Newcastle, who made two attempts to strike a deal for the 22-year-old before Manchester United officially entered the bidding on Tuesday.
The North East side had identified Sesko as a replacement for Alexander Isak, who is focused on joining Liverpool this summer.
The Merseysiders have already had a £110m bid for Isak rejected and are unlikely to return with a better offer until Newcastle have a new striker in place.
Manchester United, meanwhile, have been keen to sign a centre-forward this summer after seeing original No.1 target Liam Delap opt for Chelsea, and Hugo Ekitike and Viktor Gyokeres go to Liverpool and Arsenal respectively.
