Benjamin Sesko was Arsenal’s primary striker target after last season, as the club made a concerted effort to sign him from RB Leipzig. The Slovenian forward is regarded as one of the most promising attackers in world football and has consistently demonstrated his quality at his current club, delivering impressive performances throughout the campaign.
Arsenal have been in the market for a new striker for some time, and Sesko emerged as a key name on their shortlist. The Gunners were keen to secure his services during the previous summer transfer window, aiming to strengthen their attacking options ahead of the new season. However, the proposed deal did not materialise, as the player chose to remain with RB Leipzig for at least one more year to continue his development.
Despite that setback, Arsenal’s interest in Sesko has not diminished. The club are expected to revisit their pursuit of the striker during the upcoming summer window, with a renewed attempt to bring him to the Emirates Stadium. His performances this season have only enhanced his reputation, and he is now viewed as an even more valuable asset.
According to Metro Sport, any club looking to secure his signature will now be required to pay significantly more than the €60 million previously quoted. The report suggests that interested parties, including Arsenal, could face a fee as high as €80 million due to his continued development and improved form. This increase reflects both his rising profile and his consistent contribution at the highest level.
Sesko is a highly talented striker whose value is naturally expected to rise as he continues to perform. Waiting another season before making a move could result in an even higher transfer fee, as his progress shows no signs of slowing. Arsenal must now weigh the financial implications of delaying the transfer against the benefits of securing a player of his calibre before his valuation climbs further.
As I understand it, Sesko would have been an Arsenal player had he opted to move.
Another interesting one
No real improvement in his goalscoring this season in the Bundesliga compared to last season.
If we do sign him, I hope our coaches can improve him, as Havertz is a better all round team player.
Havertz better “all around” I would agree with you; Havertz has the edge on age and experience.
However, Havertz is not impressive as a striker, his conversion rate shows that, as well as never getting 20 league goals at Chelsea or Arsenal.
His productivity is not bad, considering he is a 10 playing as a striker, and still far exceeds the production of Jesus; a winger masquerading as a striker.
It will be interesting to see how Arteta incorporates a scoring striker into the team and his tactics. I hope he doesn’t waste them by having them drop into midfield to help with buildup like we see with Jesus and Havertz. My hope is that he incorporates the striker’s strengths, and plays him as a finisher.
The thing is Durand, there’s really not a huge difference between the amount of league goals scored by both players over the last two seasons. Havertz has 22 goals in 58 PL games, while Sesko has 27 goals in 62 Bundesliga games.
Without trying to put down defences in the Bundesliga, I would say defences in the vast majority of PL clubs are better.
He didn’t come last season, we should move on from him. Arsenal needs a marque signing, a player who is a house hold name to boost the teams moral. Arsene Wenger found this out the hard way after almost 5 years of signing no name over prices players who made no significant improvements in our team, he then changed and stated signing stars, started with Ozil, sanchez, aubamayang, lacazette, mkitharian etc. These guys helped him win those f. A cups he had and got him to the europa league semis.
We need an osimen or gyokeris. Gyokeris will most likely join real madrid, so we must do everything we can to get osimen. Enough with all these over priced mediocres. He missed his chance last season let us allow that ship sail away.
Another nothing display from Sesko this afternoon, ending with him being subbed off in the 69th minute.