Newcastle United look as though they are going to miss out on the signing of Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, with reports suggesting that the Slovenian striker has chosen Manchester United as his favoured destination in a two-horse race between the two Premier League clubs – and now Fabrizio Romano has written in his GIVEMESPORT transfer newsletter that they have an alternative option in mind should they fail to land the talisman.
Monday night saw the Magpies make a second bid for Sesko at a guaranteed £68million plus a further £8.6million in add-ons. However, despite the bid being acceptable to the Bundesliga outfit, the Red Devils roared in with a bid of their own on Tuesday, seeing Sesko have a decision to make.
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Various reports have stated that it is Ruben Amorim’s men that Sesko will choose as his next destination, despite their lack of European football, and that will force Eddie Howe back to the drawing board when it comes to a new striker.
| Nicolas Jackson’s Premier League statistics – Chelsea squad ranking | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stats | Output | Squad rank |
| Appearances | 30 | 11th |
| Goals | 10 | 2nd |
| Assists | 5 | 4th |
| Shots Per Game | 2.5 | =2nd |
| Dribbles Per Game | 0.6 | =8th |
| Match rating | 6.88 | 4th |
And the Italian journalist has exclusively revealed in his GIVEMESPORT transfer newsletter that Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is one of the players being discussed by the St. James’ Park hierarchy, though there are more names in the pipeline should they fail to get a deal over the line for the Senegal international in the coming weeks, despite his price tag of £80million. He wrote:
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