Benjamin Sesko poses with Manchester United’s other summer signings (Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images)
Charles Watts has had his say on Benjamin Sesko’s transfer to Manchester United after it looked for so long like Arsenal would be signing the Slovenian striker.
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Sesko recently completed a move from RB Leipzig to Man Utd, not long after Arsenal ultimately decided to abandon their pursuit in favour of signing Viktor Gyokeres instead.
The Gunners needed a new striker this summer and for a long time it looked like Sesko was their first choice.
Watts, writing in his exclusive CaughtOffside column, expects these two sagas did not pan out how he expected, but he’s still expecting good things from both players.
Sesko and Gyokeres both look like good signings for their respective clubs
Even if Watts feels Gyokeres is more ready-made and a better fit for what Arsenal need right now, he also says he could see Sesko proving to be a good long-term addition for United.
“If you had said to me a few months ago that Benjamin Sesko and Victor Gyokeres would face each other this season when Arsenal met Manchester United I would have agreed with you,” Watts said.
“But I would not have predicted that it would be Sesko lining up for United and Gyokeres lining up for Arsenal. I would have 100% believed it would be the other way around.
Benjamin Sesko applauds the Manchester United fans at his unveiling at Old Trafford (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images)
“But football is a funny old game and things have worked out very differently, with Arsenal opting not to firm up their long-standing interest in Sesko and Gyokeres turning his nose up at a reunion with Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford.”
He added: “The narrative is certainly there ahead of Sunday and I’m sure those two players will probably dominate the headlines over the next few days given how things have…
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