{"id":25050,"date":"2025-10-15T11:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/report-manchester-united-preparing-to-move-for-great-striker-despite-signing-sesco\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:52:27","slug":"report-manchester-united-preparing-to-move-for-great-striker-despite-signing-sesco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/report-manchester-united-preparing-to-move-for-great-striker-despite-signing-sesco\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Manchester United preparing to move for &#8216;great striker&#8217; despite signing Sesco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/report-manchester-united-preparing-to-move-for-great-striker-despite-signing-sesco\/#Who_is_Manchester_Uniteds_other_striker\" >Who is Manchester United&#8217;s other striker?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/report-manchester-united-preparing-to-move-for-great-striker-despite-signing-sesco\/#How_is_Mateo_Letegui_different_from_Sesco\" >How is Mateo Letegui different from Sesco?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United are rumored to be linked with Matteo Letegui (Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Italian striker Matteo Letegui. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old striker joined Saudi club Al Qadisia in the summer transfer window and has scored three goals in four league games. He was very impressive for Atalanta last season, scoring 28 goals in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that he has the right physical and technical attributes for the Premier League and could be a very useful signing for Manchester United. Retegui has been labeled as a &#8220;great striker&#8221;. Fichajes reports that they are willing to pay around 50-60 million euros for the striker.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_Manchester_Uniteds_other_striker\"><\/span>Who is Manchester United&#8217;s other striker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Manchester United recently acquired Benjamin Sesco from RB Leipzig. Spending a lot of money on another striker would be surprising at this point. Manchester United need to improve multiple areas of their squad and investing in another striker may not be a wise decision.<\/p>\n<p>Retegui could be an upgrade over the likes of Joshua Zirkzee, but Manchester United have other priorities, including in midfield. They also need quality full-backs. They could also use another reliable goalkeeper and winger.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see if they make a move for the Italian player in the coming months. The Saudi club recently signed a contract with him, but they will not want to lose the player. It will be difficult for Manchester United to convince them to sell their striker.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_is_Mateo_Letegui_different_from_Sesco\"><\/span>How is Mateo Letegui different from Sesco?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mateo Letegui applauds Atalanta fans (Photo by: Francesco Scccianoce\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Italian is more involved in the final third and will add creativity to the flank as well. Last season, Sesco had 186 touches inside the opposition box in Serie A, compared to 98 in the Bundesliga. Retegui had better passing accuracy (78% vs. 68%) and better long ball accuracy (67% vs. 47%).<\/p>\n<p>Sesco is a better dribbler and ball carrier (54% success rate, 39 successful dribbles), but Letegui could be the complete forward they currently lack. If he joins the club, he could form a strong partnership with the Slovenian player.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are rumored to be linked with Matteo Letegui (Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images) Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Italian striker Matteo Letegui. The 26-year-old striker joined Saudi club Al Qadisia in the summer transfer window and has scored three goals in four league games. 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