Kepa Arrizabalaga, Benjamin Sesko and Morgan Rogers (Photo by Stephen Pond, Stuart Franklin, Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Benjamin Sesko signs are positive, but it’s not done yet
Another week has gone by and we are still not yet at a stage where Arsenal have agreed a deal for Benjamin Sesko, but things are clearly starting to move forward.
For the first time since the end of the season we’ve seen a decisive swing in terms of the direction Arsenal’s striker pursuit is heading down, with Sesko now the priority target.
Talks with RB Leipzig continue and the hope is they will soon come to a successful conclusion, although as yet there has been no agreement over a potential fee for the 22-year-old.
The relationship between Arsenal and Leipzig is good, however, and you would think that will pay off at some point during these negotiations if some sort of compromise needs to be reached.
The fact is that both want these discussions to conclude as quickly as possible so they have clarity over the situation (more from Mark Brus on that here). Neither club will benefit from the talks dragging on deep into the summer, as we’ve not seen with suggestions that clubs in Saudi Arabia are now looking at Sesko.
So we’ll see what the next few days will bring. The signs right now are positive, but there is still a fair way to go yet until we can say for sure that Arsenal have got their man.
If the deal does end up being done then it will certainly be an exciting signing.
I’ve said before that out of the two main targets I think I would have just about sided with Viktor Gyokeres, but it was pretty much a toss of the coin when trying to decide between the two.
Both come with their risks. There seems to be this theory that Gyokeres is the more likely to be a hit at Arsenal, but I don’t really see that argument.
He’s older, yes. But he’s not really more experienced, certainly not at the highest level anyway. He is far from a guarantee, despite his incredible scoring record…
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