Sesko has spent the previous two seasons in Germany with Leipzig, having joined them from sister membership Salzburg in 2023.
He scored 39 targets in 87 video games in all competitions, together with eight assists, with 27 of these coming in 64 Bundesliga appearances.
Sesko is the highest goalscorer at the moment aged beneath 23 in Europe’s prime 5 leagues, in all competitions.
He’s one forward of Actual Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and 5 away from Florian Wirtz, who joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen for an preliminary £100m this summer time.
Sesko was one of many quickest strikers within the Bundesliga, reaching a prime pace of 35.7km/h – and, helped by his 6ft 5in stature, had the best aerial success price amongst strikers, successful 57.4% of aerial duels.
Solely six forwards have scored extra targets within the Bundesliga up to now two seasons, despite the fact that Sesko was sixteenth for anticipated targets, 14th on pictures and twenty second on touches within the opposition field.
He’s a menace from lengthy vary too, with 36.8% of his pictures – and 23.1% of his targets – coming from outdoors the field. Each are greater than any Bundesliga striker to attain 12 or extra targets final season.
Final season he additionally turned extra of an all-rounder, with 9.7% of his touches coming within the opposition field – in contrast with 17% the season earlier than – whereas he bought concerned extra on each wings and additional again into midfield.
“Benjamin possesses a uncommon mixture of electrifying tempo and the flexibility to bodily dominate defenders, making him some of the distinctive younger abilities in world soccer,” stated Manchester United director of soccer Jason Wilcox.
“We now have adopted Benjamin’s profession carefully; all of our information evaluation and analysis concluded that he has the required qualities and character to thrive at Manchester United.
“Working beneath the steerage of Ruben and our glorious efficiency workforce, Benjamin is becoming a member of the right atmosphere to assist him to achieve his world-class potential.”
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