Content: If Manchester United signs a forward this summer, they will give priority to signing Benjamin Šeško of RB Leipzig.
After Šeško became Manchester United's top - choice, the Old Trafford club has had informal contacts with RB Leipzig, the Bundesliga club.
Newcastle United also regards the 22 - year - old player as the top candidate. As Alexander Isak intends to leave St. James' Park, Newcastle United is also interested in Šeško, which has accelerated Manchester United's actions.
Manchester United has narrowed down the list of forward candidates to the 22 - year - old player and Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa, and is exploring the potential transfer fees of these two players.
Watkins has many suitors at Old Trafford, but Villa informed Manchester United at the beginning of the transfer window that the 29 - year - old player is not for sale and insisted that he would stay. The Manchester United hierarchy is reluctant to pay the high price that they think Villa requires for a transfer.
Šeško's contract with Leipzig will last until 2029. He signed a new contract last year. When he signed the new contract, RB Leipzig also agreed that if an elite club (as defined by him) offers 80 to 90 million euros (69 to 78 million pounds), Leipzig will allow him to leave.
