Man Utd’s real feelings on Benjamin Sesko as details of private transfer talks emergeManchester United pursued several strikers in the summer before landing on Benjamin Sesko, who they decided on ahead of Viktor Gyokeres following a look at the dataView 2 Images Benjamin Sesko completed his move to Manchester in August (Image: Getty)Manchester United opted to go after Benjamin Sesko ahead of Viktor Gyokeres in the summer after a data-led approach suggested the Slovenian would be better suited to them. Ruben Amorim's history with Viktor Gyokeres at Sporting Lisbon, where he was prolific, led to inevitable links but the Swede headed to Arsenal. He said: "I'm relaxed, he's not relaxed. I understand how things are in football and he's going to struggle. He is going to be our striker for the long term but he's going to have these struggles and these bumps during the ride.

Source: The Times November 22, 2025 16:20 UTC