The deal breaks down to an initial £66.26m (€76.5m) and £7.36m (€8.5m) in performance related add-ons for Benjamin Sesko; the forward had been the subject of two bids from Newcastle United but Manchester United ultimately won the race for his signature
The 22-year-old has signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford, with Man Utd set to pay an initial £66.26m (€76.5m) with £7.36m (€8.5m) in performance-related add-ons for the Slovenia international.
In his first interview as a Man Utd player, Sesko said: “When we discussed the project, it was clear that everything is in place for this team to continue to grow and compete for the biggest trophies again soon.
Newcastle had been working on a deal for Sesko, and on Tuesday made a second bid of £69.7m plus add-ons, after an initial offer of just under £70m (€80m) plus add-ons.
United are understood to be delighted with the deal they have struck with RB Leipzig. They did not want to get embroiled in a bidding war with Newcastle – and are paying less up front than Newcastle’s improved second bid.
