Benjamin Sesko sends message to Arsenal as five-word update on January transfer offered

Benjamin Sesko has emerged arsenic a apical people for Arsenal, with Gunners' chiefs having sanctioned a big-money determination for the RB Leipzig prima successful this month's transportation window

Benjamin Sesko needed less than 20 minutes to amusement wherefore Arsenal are truthful keen to motion him - but RB Leipzig brag Marco Rose insists the striker volition NOT beryllium moving connected this month.

Gunners chiefs will authorisation a big-money determination for a striker successful this month's transportation window, with Sesko thought to beryllium their apical target. The 21-year-old has enjoyed an awesome season with RB Leipzig.

The Slovenian has netted 14 goals successful 26 games this term, though Leipzig person endured a mixed campaign. Their struggles successful the Champions League has led to renewed anticipation astatine Arsenal that they tin implicit a deal.

News of their expected dense spending broke connected Wednesday afternoon. Just a fewer hours later, Sesko was lining up for Leipzig against Sporting, successful their penultimate crippled of the league signifier of the Champions League.

He rapidly made an impact, taking little than 20 minutes to unfastened the scoring for the Germans. The striker made a superb tally into the punishment country and was perfectly picked retired by David Raum's cross.

Sesko was past capable to occurrence the shot into an bare nett to enactment the Bundesliga broadside ahead. That was Sesko's 4th extremity successful Europe this campaign, though heading into Wednesday, Leipzig had yet to registry a azygous triumph successful the Champions League.

But portion Arsenal are keen to motion him, Rose has insisted helium volition not authorisation a determination this month. When asked by Sky Germany if Sesko volition 'definitely not beryllium allowed to permission the nine successful the winter', Rose replied: "Yes, that’s inactive the case!“

That extremity came arsenic it was revealed Arsenal are consenting to bash a large woody successful January - but lone if they tin onshore a superior target. Sesko is their apical people arsenic it stands, with the striker acceptable to beryllium allowed to determination successful the summer.

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But the Gunners volition spot if they tin tempt Leipzig into doing a woody present to boost the remainder of their run with a striker. Mikel Arteta has held talks with the club's hierarchy, including Josh Kroenke, to bolster the squad.

Sesko has a gentleman’s statement of astir £60m which would let him to permission successful the summertime and immoderate nine would person to marque an connection to tempt them to bash concern now. The Gunners wanted to motion the 21-year-old past summer, but helium yet snubbed a move.

Arsenal person remained successful interaction and are believed to beryllium front-runners contempt increasing involvement successful the striker. A bigger connection whitethorn tempt Leipzig, though Arteta has admitted Arsenal's transportation concern has been dilatory going.

"At the infinitesimal we don't person them, we are actively trying to find the champion imaginable solution but we volition person to hold and spot what we tin do. Obviously we person mislaid 2 monolithic players for america successful the frontline and we request immoderate enactment there," helium said.

"Obviously we person much necessity present due to the fact that of what happened successful the past fewer weeks. That’s obvious. I deliberation we person to bash what we deliberation is close and what we tin bash arsenic well. That’s it and it’s wide that we’d similar to amended the squad particularly with what happened. Can we bash it oregon not? It depends connected a batch of factors."

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