Man Utd can forget Sesko by signing “one of Europe’s best”

That all feels a bit inevitable, right? The bright preseason was quickly crushed as Manchester United fell behind Old Trafford’s early Victor Gyoker goal. It is written on the stars.

Amorim was forced to witness his one-off sports CP talisman join Arsenal this summer for a fee of around £64 million despite prior claims that the Portuguese coach is eager to reunite with a player who has recorded 66 matches in just 68 matches under the watch in Lisbon.

But it hopes that when both sides head straight to their heads later this month, it’s a different number of nine.

Currently, the main name filling that impressive void looks like long-term target Benjamin Sesco, but is the 22-year-old RB Leipzig starlet really the right solution?

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It was the striker’s summer and there was Sesco at the heart of the merry-go-round transfer.

Indeed, the Slovenian archers at one stage appeared to be the main targets of gunners before Mikel Arteta and CO settled in Gyoker.

Identified as a potential replacement for St. James Park’s Alexander Isaac, Cesco may be another well-known target to promote magpie progress if the Red Devils give way.

As reported this week, the Old Trafford side is now also included in the striker’s signature mix.

Journalist Graeme Bailey outlines that Amorim’s side is “confident” in securing the deal, but there have been different reports as to whether the former Red Bull Salzburg man would support the move to Manchester.

Rasmus Hojlund has also stopped potential replacements, so United have a way to seal this switch before the season rolls. That said, is there a better target to consider?

Why should men avoid Benjamin Sesco?

Sesko has reached double digits of league goals in each of the past two seasons in Germany, but it has yet to be seen whether that form will be translated into British football.

The capture of then-Borsia Dortmund Mann, who scored just 12 times in 83 matches in four years for Manchester, diverged for the Red Devils for exciting talent with Sky High Potential.

However, Amorim’s side still has only 44 league goals netting after a season that finished 15th in the Premier League, so perhaps they need a more proven risk aversion option.

Enter, Ollie Watkins.

Sesko is moving forward on the candidate list towards the centre, but reports suggest that Amorim’s preferences prefer Watkins.

Aston Villa appears to have rejected interest so far this summer, but a proper bid of around £60 million could be seduced by the sale, especially as the former Brentford man approaches 30.

There’s a sense that Watkins would just be a short-term fix for his age, but despite scoring at least 10 league goals in each of his five seasons in the UK’s top tier, he would represent one of the few guarantees in the market.

United simply looked at the past for reasons of optimism, picked Dwight York from Villa Park in the summer of 1998 on a £12.6 million contract, becoming famous following the mysterious striker’s stunning stint in the Midlands.

Like Watkins, who boasted 87 goals in 223 matches for the villain, York scored 98x the net in 287 games before joining the ranks of Alex Ferguson.

While he lasted only four years in the Theatre of Dreams, the senses of Trinidad and Tobago had an impact.

Just like York, who was 26 at the time of his movement, Watkins is still at the peak of his strength. That tally includes 14 assists, indicating that he is as many providers as he is the best scorer.

The 29-year-old, praised by Emery as “one of Europe’s best strikers,” does not require a period of adaptation to life at United. He continues daily with Brentford together, and is likely to rekindle his previous partnership with Mbeumo.

Sesko may be a young and charming name, but Watkins’ brilliance has already been seen firsthand over a period of consistent years in his five years at Villa. Adding a proven Premier League striker to the mix can be devastating, as witnessed by Ferguson in York’s case.