Sesco joins with a salary cut!

Slovenian striker Benjamin Cesco is about to join Manchester United, and he has made considerable personal sacrifices for this. According to British media reports, Cesco rejected the more tempting salary offer from Newcastle United and firmly chose Manchester United.

To ensure the smooth progress of the deal, Cesco and his brokerage team also made concessions on the transfer commission. After Manchester United reached an agreement on the transfer fee with RB Leipzig, Sesco quickly flew to Manchester to complete the medical examination and signing procedures. The photos shared by Romano captured the smile of Sesco when he arrived. Manchester United finally defeated Newcastle United, which ranked ten above its league last season (previously reported that Newcastle offers close to £71.5 million), and successfully signed the 22-year-old forward Hope Star.

While many believe that Sesco will head to the northeast, Manchester United, with the support of Ineos Group, cleverly let their opponents bid first and then take action after confirming that Sesco tends to choose Old Trafford.

The final transfer agreement is worth up to 85 million euros (about 73.7 million pounds), of which the basic transfer fee is approximately 66.4 million pounds, and additional terms are considered to be easier to reach. As part of the deal, Manchester United will play a friendly match with RB Leipzig, which is expected to bring revenue of 1.5 million to 2 million euros. In addition, Leipzig also retains a certain proportion of Sesco's future transfer. The deal also became Manchester United's most expensive signing this summer.

Cesco's joining is crucial to Manchester United. The team scored only 44 goals in the Premier League last season and lacked attack power (ranked 16th in the league). Amorin is setting up to reorganize the front line, and Cesco will form a new attack combination with Mattus Cunia and Brian Mbumo.

However, Cesco's arrival also casts a shadow on the future of another young striker, Rasmus Hoylund. Although Hoylund wants to stay in the team to compete, Manchester United has expressed their willingness to hear the offer for him. This will be the first personnel problem Amorin needs to solve before the start of the new season.

It is worth mentioning that Manchester United has invested more than £214 million in the transfer market this summer, which makes the club's total expenditure in fiscal 2024/25 exceed £340 million. To ensure financial fairness, Manchester United needs to balance revenue and expenditure by selling players. Anthony, Sancho, Malaysia and the higher value Garnacho (who is attracting Chelsea’s attention) are all on the list for sale. At the same time, Marcus Rashford joined Barcelona on loan, which also freed up compensation space for high-paid new players such as Cesco.

Cesco has huge potential, but there are many examples of sky-high signings in Manchester United's history where no one can meet expectations (such as Lukaku, Sanchez, and Ronaldo's late return). Unlike in the past, Cesco's joining is a choice when the team has a clear direction for building the team, rather than just solving urgent panic acquisitions. The successful defeat of Newcastle United to sign the top star also sent a signal to the outside world: the "Red Devils" are still competitive in attracting top talents.

With the addition of new players such as Cesco, Cunya, Mbumo and young defender Diego Leon, Manchester United is undergoing the deepest lineup restructuring in recent years. If the physical examination goes well, Cesco is expected to have his first chance to make his debut in the friendly match against Fiorentina on August 9 (it is reported that more than 50,000 tickets have been sold for the game). This will also be an important stage for the new owner Inelis Group to showcase its ambition to reshape the wealthy family.